6th Grade Vocabulary Final ~ Study Guide
defer – to put off until later
postpone – to put off until later
astute – able to figure things/people out
obtuse – slow to understand
commodities – things bought or sold
goods – things bought or sold
disprove – to show something false
attest – to show something true
loquacious – talkative
garrulous – talkative on trivial matters
gargantuan – huge
diminutive – small
germinate – to make something grow
stagnate – not growing; standing still
exuberant – happy, excited
flamboyant – showy, over-the-top
endorse – to give approval
denounce – to give disapproval
bereavement – sadness at a loss/death
loss – something or someone is gone
predicament – a difficult situation
dilemma – a problem
tribulation – great trouble or distress
ecstasy – great happiness or joy
obfuscate – to make unclear
confuse – to make unclear
deplorable – shockingly bad in quality
admirable – something worthy of praise
complicated – difficult to understand
intricate – very detailed
preposterous – ridiculous, silly
reasonable – within reason; makes sense
benevolent – giving, kind
charitable – giving of time or money
methodical – orderly in thought, behavior
chaotic – very disorganized
contingency – possibility
serendipity – by chance
frugal – wise with money
extravagant – costing too much money
congenial – friendly
compatible – able to get along
docile – calm
aggressive – hostile
travail – hard work
labor – hard work
swoon – get light headed, faint
revive – to bring back to life
felicitous – appropriately happy
melancholy – sadness or sullenness
entreat – ask for
beseech – beg
obvious – clear or able to be seen
ambiguous – having a double meaning
sumptuous – magnificent
lavish – expensive looking
collate – to put in order
sort – to put with like kind
ancestor – family who came before you
descendant – family who comes after
surmise – to guess
guess – to estimate
terminate – to end
initiate – to start or begin
superfluous – more than enough
redundant – repetitive
svelte – thin
corpulent – fat, heavy
compulsory – required
mandatory – must do
neutral – not taking sides
partial – taking sides
impulsive – acts before thinking
impetuous – acting or done quickly
swelter – very hot
freeze – very cold
transient – moving around
permanent – staying put
building – structure with walls, roof
edifice - structure
meager – not much
sparse – very little and spread out
pleasurable – brings joy, happiness
tedious – hard work, requiring attention
valor – great courage in the face of danger
courage – bravery
transform – to change
preserve – to keep the same
integrity - honesty
honesty – truth
tactful – considerate
undiplomatic – not being tactful
expedite – hurry
hurry – to speed
tawdry – showy but cheap
elegant – having beauty
confide – to put trust in
entrust – put in someone’s care
profuse – abundant
trifling – unimportant
tranquil – peaceful
turbulent – wild, confusing
pallid – pale
pale – little color
defunct – no longer existing
extinct – dead; no long existing
frigid – cold
torrid – warm; hot
discourteous – not polite
rude – impolite
triumph – to win or succeed
succumb – to give in to
terrestrial – of the earth
aquatic – of the water
discreet – cautious; careful
prudent – acting with care for the future
eccentric – peculiar, strange
odd – strange
mutter – mumble one’s speech
enunciate – to speak clearly
ebullient – very joyful
exhilarated – happy, excited
appease – to bring peace or calm to
antagonize – to purposely bother or upset
hapless – careless
unlucky – not having good fortune
futile – useless, pointless
essential – necessary
herald – to announce
announce – to make known
constant – stays the same
variable - changes
impediment – an obstacle
obstacle – prevents progress
paraphrased – summarized
verbatim – word for word
impeccable – without fault
flawless – perfect
vindicate – clear of blame
indict – accuse or charge
innocuous – harmless
harmless – causing no harm
voluntary – do by your own choice
coerce – using force
unappealing – not pleasing
winsome – charming
free – not in bondage
liberate – to let go, to let free
ludicrous – ridiculous
ridiculous – silly, not making sense
sensitive – touchy, tender
callous – hardened
malleable – able to be molded
pliable – flexible, moldable
brevity – lasting a short time
longevity – lasting a long time
manifold – numerous
numerous – many, a lot of
brazen – bold, without shame
decent – proper, respectable
mendicant – beggar
beggar – one who pleads for something
predictable – expected
capricious – given to sudden change
monstrous – really big
enormous – huge
verbose – a lot of words
prolix – using too many words
nebulous – unclear
vague – unclear
chastise – to punish or scold
applaud – to celebrate
remiss – negligent
negligent – careless, neglectful
clarify – to make understandable
obscure – to keep hidden
revolting – gross, disgusting
disgusting – extremely unpleasing
comply – obey, agree
resist – withstand the action of
oppressive – causing great discomfort
overbearing – domineering in manner
disparate – very different
uniform – sameness, alike