Word Power 6th grade
Week 1
Word
Chattel
Austere
Lament
Aloof
Cerebral
Incongruous
Bulwark
Connoisseur
Cacophony
Expunge
Week 2
Word
Roster
Impede
Forbear
Trenchant
Procrastinate
Migratory
Evade
Efface
Asunder
Incite
Meaning
An item of personal moveable property;
slave
Stern, as in manner; without excess;
unadorned, severely simple and plain
To express sorrow or regret; to mourn
Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved
Of or relating to the brain; an intellectual
person
No appropriate, unsuited to the
surroundings; not fitting in
A defensive wall; something serving as a
principal defense
An expert, particularly in matters of art or
taste
Harsh sounds
To remove, to delete; to erase
Meaning
A list of names, especially of personnel
available for duty
To obstruct or interfere with; to delay
To refrain from; to abstain; to be patient or
tolerant
Cutting, incisive, having a sharp point;
caustic, sarcastic
To put off until a later time
Roving, wandering, nomadic
To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from
a pursuer
To rub away
In separate parts; apart from each other in
position
To arouse to action
Week 3
Word
Quixotic
Beleaguer
Milieu
Histrionic
Bludgeon
Arduous
Reminisce
Opportune
Dulcet
Porcine
Week 4
Word
Lassitude
Coterie
Ballistics
Ambiance
Girth
Askew
Cubism
Cranny
Enrage
Propulsive
Meaning
Idealistic and totally impractical
To besiege; beset; surround, harass
Environment or surroundings
Overly dramatic, theatrical
A short heavy, thick club has one end
larger than the other
Hard, difficult, tiresome
Act or practice of recalling the past
Occurring at or coming at a good time
Melodious, soft, soothing
Reminiscent of or pertaining to a pig;
resembling a pig
Meaning
Listlessness; torpor, weariness
A circle of close associates or friends
Study of the dynamics or flight
characteristics of projectiles
Mood, feeling; general atmosphere
Distance around something; to encircle; to
secure with a band that encircles the body
of an animal
To one side; crooked; awry; a sidelong
look of contempt
Style of art in which the subject matter is
portrayed by geometric forms, especially
cubes
A small opening as in a wall or rock face
To put in a rage; infuriate, anger
The act or process of propelling; a
propelling force
Week 5
Word
Laconic
Harrowing
Aptitude
Endure
Chronic
Giddy
Irascible
Cower
Gossamer
Queue
Week 6
Word
Myriad
Accolade
Grandiloquent
Caucus
Dromedary
Demonic
Noxious
Proficient
Harangue
Atrophy
Meaning
Brief, using few words
Extremely distressing; disturbing or
frightening
Capacity for learning; natural ability
To carry on through despite hardships; to
put up with
Continuing for a long time; continuous
A light-headed sensation; dizzy, frivolous
Easily angered, irritable
Cringe from fear; to shrink away
Delicate, floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy
fabric, something delicate, light, flimsy
To form or wait in a line
Meaning
An extremely large number
An award, an honor; approval, praise
Attempting to impress with big words or
grand gestures
A meeting of the members of a political
party to make decisions; to assemble in or
hold a caucus
One-humped domesticated camel
One who works devilishly (a demon for
work), a persistent person, force or drive;
an evil person
Physically or mentally destructive, or
harmful to human beings
Skillful; to be very good at something
To lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech
To wither away
Week 7
Word
Catapult
Glutton
Muster
Beget
Curtail
Paranoia
Facilitate
Craven
Mode
Alienate
Meaning
Slingshot
One who consumes a great deal; having
capacity to receive or withstand something
To collect or gather; the act of inspection or
critical examination
To give birth; to create
To truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually
by cutting away from
A mental illness of unreasonable anxiety,
especially believing someone is out to get
you, or that you are an important person
To make easier, to help bring about
Cowardly
A way or method of doing something; type,
manner, fashion
To make hostile; to cause to feel
unwelcome or estranged