6th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 19
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| emulate | To strive to equal or imitate. | His goal was to emulate the way Bing Crosby sang. | mimic, mirror, ditto | Verb | |
| fathom | To understand the meaning of. | She could not fathom why they rejected her application. | comprehend, grasp, figure out | misunderstand | Verb |
| obtain | To receive or acquire. | He couldn't wait to turn sixteen and obtain a driver's license. | attain, gain, access | lose, surrender, relinquish | Verb |
| persecution | Hostility or ill-treatment towards a person or group. | The Pilgrims left Europe to flee persecution. | oppression, mistreatment, torment | Noun | |
| considerable | Notably large in amount, extent, or degree | This year yielded a considerable amount of pumpkins. | substantial, noticeable, sizeable | insignificant, meager, small | Adjective |
| adjourn | To pause or suspend until a later date or time. | The meeting will adjourn at ten. | stop, break, pause | advance, continue, convene | Verb |
| rustic | Relating to the country or rural lifestyle. | The rustic cabin was decorated with handmade furniture. | bucolic, pastoral, homey | urban, citified, modern | Adjective |
| stunted | Stopped or slowed in growth. | The plant's growth was stunted by a disease. | dwarfed, undersized | growing, developing, enlarging | Adjective |
| repose | A state of resting or sleep. | They would continue their journey after a short repose. | rest, leisure, relax | action, awakening, wakefulness | Noun |
| divert | To bring attention from one thing to another. | Please divert your attention to the diagram here. | redirect, avert, pivot | stay, remain, maintain | Verb |
| bedrock | Solid rock that lies underneath loose material within the crust of the Earth. | It was easy to dig until the miners hit bedrock. | Noun | ||
| relevance | The relative relation of something to the matter at hand. | I've argued about the relevance of the case. | applicability, bearing, materiality | irrelevance, impertinence, insignificance | Noun |
| admire | To respect, approve, or look up to. | I admire my amazing teacher. | revere, appreciate, adore | despise, dislike, hate | Verb |
| convoluted | Overly complex or difficult to follow. | Her brother's explanation of algebra was convoluted. | perplexing, puzzling, confusing | straightforward, simple, intelligible | Adjective |
| perpendicular | Crossing or standing at ninety degrees to a plane. | A flag pole is perpendicular to the ground. | square | obtuse, parallel, slanted | Adjective |
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