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Vocabulary

Anchor 2
Common Core Standards

 

R.L.6.4  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

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Vocabulary words based on:  240 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know, Grade 6.  Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic Publishing.   Text copyright © 2004, 2012 by Linda Ward Beech,ISBN: 978-0-545-46866-4

Unit 1

Synonyms

glum

commotion

pacify

haughty

verify

surmise

suppress

consolidate

gregarious

destiny

 

Unit 2

Antonyms

 

factual

fanciful

congenial

disagreeable

lenient

severe

entice

repel

transparent

opaque

Unit 3

Compound Words

 

high-rise

solar energy

open-ended

know-how

drive-in

low-key

troubleshoot

getaway

life span

health club

Unit 4

Blends

 

fortnight

Laundromat

clash

flextime

farewell

motorcade

prissy

sitcom

travelogue

walkathon

Unit 5

Latin Roots: aud, grat, ject

audible

audition

auditorium

audience

congratulate

gratitude

gratify

inject

reject

conjecture

Unit 6

Greek Word Parts

 

aerobics

aeordynamics

aerial

aeronautics

aerate

rebellion

belligerent

panacea

pandemonium

panorama

 

Unit 7

Homophones

 

Sari

sorry

waver

waiver

hostel

hostile

hue

hew

insight 

insite

Unit 8

Homographs

 

wound

wound

buffet

buffet

incense

incense

pawn

pawn

intimate

intimate

Unit 9

Words From Literature

 

jaberwocky

puckish

lilliputian

Herculean

quixotic

utopian

narcissus

scrooge

robot

malapropism

 

Unit 10

Eponyms: people

 

derrick

zinnia

cardigan

maverick

boycott

mesmerize

saturine

laconic

sequoia

bacitracin

Unit 11

Synonyms

 

disciple

impartial

abundant

valiant

petition

labyrinth

noxious

paramount

surge

haggard

 

Unit 16

British English
 

braces

torch

petrol

lorry

crumpet

tdustbin

chips

diversion

cinema

mackintosh

​

Unit 12

Antonyms

 

malice

kindness

slovenly

immaculate

mandatory

unnecessary

reverence

disrespect

posterity

ancestors

 

Unit 13

Eponyms: Places
 

afghan

denim

badminton

atoll

cashmere

turquoise

currants

canary

spaniel

mayonnaise

 

Unit 14

Greek Word Parts

 

anachronism

chronic

chronicle

chronology

synchronize

megaphone

cacophony

euphonious

phonics

symphony

 

Unit 15

Words from Other Languages
 

anachronism

chronic

chronicle

chronology

synchronize

megaphone

cacophony

euphonious

phonics

symphony

 

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