Study the 125 essential vocabulary words for 6th grade with these practice questions and answers. This guide covers word definitions, usage, synonyms, and context clues.
Q: abundant
Answer: more than enough; plentiful
Q: authentic
Answer: real
Q: dedicate
Answer: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
Q: efficient
Answer: producing results without waste
Q: forfeit
Answer: to give up or surrender
Q: intention
Answer: the intended outcome or goal of the person choosing the object when making a moral decision
Q: loathe
Answer: to detest
Q: makeshift
Answer: A temporary and usually less strong replacement
Q: meager
Answer: Lacking in quantity or quality
Q: perceive
Answer: to become aware of through the senses
Q: prominent
Answer: important; famous
Q: rigorous
Answer: (adj.) severe, harsh, strict; thoroughly logical
Q: unanimous
Answer: in complete agreement
Q: stealthy
Answer: acting in a secret and sneaky way
Q: verify
Answer: to confirm
Q: accumulate
Answer: to gather or collect
Q: beneficial
Answer: Being of use; helpful; favorable
Q: complexity
Answer: the state or quality of being intricate or complicated.
Q: diverge
Answer: to vary; go in different directions from the same point
Q: evade
Answer: escape or avoid
Q: fatigue
Answer: Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
Q: haste
Answer: hurry; accelerate; rush
Q: interpret
Answer: to explain the meaning of something
Q: mischievous
Answer: tending to make minor bad choices; teasing; full of tricks; naughty
Q: persevere
Answer: to keep going
Q: pulverize
Answer: (v.) to ground or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
Q: refrain
Answer: stop oneself from doing something
Q: reminisce
Answer: to remember
Q: solitude
Answer: the state of being alone; seclusion; isolation
Q: treacherous
Answer: dangerous
Q: bewilder
Answer: to puzzle completely, confuse
Q: Boycott
Answer: refuse to buy
Q: condemn
Answer: to express strong disapproval of; denounce
Q: deteriorate
Answer: to become worse
Q: emit
Answer: to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light
Q: feeble
Answer: lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness
Q: hoarse
Answer: sounding rough and harsh
Q: intervene
Answer: come between
Q: Momentum
Answer: the force or speed with which something moves
Q: persistent
Answer: refusing to give up
Q: ration
Answer: A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
Q: reluctant
Answer: unwilling, holding back
Q: scarce
Answer: in short supply
Q: subsequent
Answer: (adj.) coming after; following in time, place, or order
Q: trudge
Answer: To walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort.
Q: acquire
Answer: To gain possession of
Q: adapt
Answer: A changing to fit new conditions
Q: consecutive
Answer: following in order
Q: determined
Answer: strongly motivated to succeed
Q: elaborate
Answer: detailed; careful; thorough
Q: excel
Answer: be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
Q: hypothesis
Answer: A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Q: intricate
Answer: complicated
Q: mournful
Answer: expressing sorrow
Q: optimistic
Answer: hopeful and confident about the future
Q: reassure
Answer: to make less worried or fearful; to comfort
Q: sabotage
Answer: to deliberately destroy or damage
Q: serene
Answer: calm, peaceful
Q: sufficient
Answer: enough; adequate
Q: waver
Answer: (v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
Q: waiver
Answer: a document that shows a person voluntarily gives up a right, claim or privilege
Q: adequate
Answer: enough, sufficient
Q: contemplate
Answer: To give careful thought to; to ponder
Q: devastate
Answer: to destroy
Q: evaluate
Answer: Examine and judge carefully.
Q: factor
Answer: something that contributes to a result
Q: immature
Answer: childish
Q: interject
Answer: insert, interrupt
Q: linger
Answer: leave slowly and hesitantly
Q: nurture
Answer: to care for
Q: precision
Answer: the exactness of a measurement
Q: Variable
Answer: A factor that can change
Q: repetition
Answer: Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
Q: shrill
Answer: high-pitched and piercing
Q: symbol
Answer: something that stands for something else
Q: unique
Answer: one of a kind
Q: apparent
Answer: obvious
Q: chronological
Answer: arranged in order of time
Q: commotion
Answer: a noisy disturbance
Q: controversy
Answer: dispute; debate; quarrel
Q: diminish
Answer: make or become less
Q: flammable
Answer: able to catch fire easily
Q: frigid
Answer: very cold
Q: impair
Answer: to cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality
Q: prediction
Answer: a thing predicted; a forecast.
Q: prejudice
Answer: A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.
Q: represent
Answer: stand for
Q: stern
Answer: strict
Q: sympathetic
Answer: feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy
Q: unruly
Answer: difficult to control
Q: variable
Answer: A factor that can change
Q: plagiarize
Answer: to steal and to use another’s writings as one’s own
Q: memoir
Answer: A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources
Q: biography
Answer: story of a person’s life written by another person
Q: autobiography
Answer: An account of a person’s life written by that person
Q: indigenous
Answer: native to a certain area
Q: renovation
Answer: repair, making something new again
Q: vindicate
Answer: to free from blame
Q: obligate
Answer: force somebody to do something
Q: sovereign
Answer: possessed of controlling power
Q: epithet
Answer: descriptive name
Q: moreover
Answer: in addition
Q: simultaneously
Answer: at the same time
Q: ultimately
Answer: finally, in the end
Q: specifically
Answer: for a particular reason, purpose, etc.
Q: previously
Answer: before something else in time or order
Q: subsequently
Answer: later; afterward; next
Q: Precision
Answer: the exactness of a measurement
Q: rebellion
Answer: (v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to
Q: appease
Answer: overbearing; proud; haughty
Q: arrogant
Answer: to nurture, improve, refine
Q: cultivate
Answer: to tell apart; to cause to stand out
Q: distinguish
Answer: A negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented from reaching a goal.
Q: frustration
Answer: excused
Q: exempt
Answer: unavoidable
Q: inevitable
Answer: To move forward or to one side suddenly and unexpectedly
Q: lurch
Answer: overpower
Q: overwhelm
Answer: careless
Q: reckless
Answer: A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.
Q: Recall
Answer: Find the solution.
Q: resolve
Answer: roomy
Q: spacious
Answer: uncertain
Q: tentative
Answer: needing quick action or attention
Q: urgent
Answer: the condition surrounding or related to an event
Q: circumstance
Answer: to begin
Q: commence
Answer: A flow of electric charge.
Q: current
Answer: having an urgent need or desire
Q: desperate
Answer: covering a large area
Q: extensive
Answer: moody; gloomy; dour
Q: glum
Answer: a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
Q: grimace
Answer: below
Q: Inferior
Answer: dried up
Q: parched
Answer: fall suddenly and steeply
Q: plummet
Answer: of great importance
Q: priority
Answer: to tell in detail
Q: recount
Answer: happening over and over
Q: recurring
Answer: (v.) to search through, investigate the contents of; (n.) an active search; a collection of odd items
Q: rummage
Answer: not easily changed
Q: stable
Answer: An area of land; a region
Q: terrain
Answer: (v.) to send on, pass along, send out
Q: transmit
Answer: your unique thoughts and opinions
Q: viewpoint
Answer: A measure of the transparency of the atmosphere
Q: visibility
Answer: to dry up