"No one is born a winner or a loser, but each one is born a chooser."
Vocabulary
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.
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
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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