6th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 16
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tenure | Holding something like an office, position, land or building. | The professor had tenure at the university. | occupancy, holding, administration | Noun | |
| amass | To collect a lot of something. | The young entrepreneur began to amass a great deal of wealth. | accumulate, collect, stockpile | divide, disburse, scatter | Verb |
| agitated | Feeling disturbed or shaken. | The cat was agitated because the dog kept barking at it. | upset, troubled, nervous | calm, composed, relaxed | Adjective |
| coup | An overthrow of a government or other group. | The coup resulted in a military dictatorship. | revolution, mutiny, plot | Noun | |
| substantial | Considerable in amount. | There has been substantial evidence collected in the case. | significant, considerable, ample | insignificant, little, trivial | Adjective |
| consensus | An opinion based on a group discussion. | The committee came to a consensus regarding the city parks. | agreement, unanimity, unity | Noun | |
| isolated | occurring alone or once | The isolated cabin didn't have electricity or plumbing. | remote, secluded, distant | close, public, nearby | Adjective |
| tension | Emotional or physical imbalance or straining. | There was tension in the group because of the constant bickering. | pressure, stress, stretching | calm, equilibrium, ease | Noun |
| intuition | The ability to understand or perceive something without using rational thought. | The detective often relied on reason and intuition to solve cases. | hunch, instinct, inspiration | Noun | |
| empathetic | Being able to read the emotions of others and put yourself in their shoes. | The nurse's empathetic nature made him a favorite among patients. | gentle, sensitive, kind | unfeeling, merciless, mean | Adjective |
| fabricated | To create or make something. | The imaginative writer fabricated amazing stories about dragons and knights. | invent, concoct, dream up | destroy, divide, tell the truth | Verb |
| supersede | To replace or be more important. | The needs of the many will supersede my own needs. | supplant, overrule, usurp | keep, retain, support | Verb |
| imitate | To model or echo something. | The parrot was able to imitate our speech. | copy, repeat, emulate | be original | Verb |
| postpone | To put off until a later time. | I'd like to postpone the bake sale until next week. | reschedule, rearrange, suspend | continue, further, advance | Verb |
| scenario | A possible sequence of events or actions. | We've considered every possible scenario during the meeting. | scheme, outline, plot | Noun |
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