6th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 27
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ensuing | Being the one that comes right after another. | The infighting began the ensuing conflict. | subsequent, consequent, following | preceding, prior, previous | Adjective |
| fracture | A break or crack. | There was a fracture in the support beam. | rupture, fissure, tear | Noun | |
| melancholy | Causing sadness or unhappiness. | Cheer up, don't be so melancholy. | depressing, heartbreaking, saddening | please, uplifting, cheery | Adjective |
| scurry | To move quickly. | The dogs began to scurry to their treats. | rush, hurry, scuttle | Verb | |
| dismantled | To take apart. | The lawyer dismantled his argument. | disassemble, dismember, divide | assemble, construct, build | Verb |
| headlong | Done at excessive speed. | They made a headlong departure from the blizzard. | hurried, rushed, reckless | measured, deliberate, calculated | Adjective |
| deflate | To decrease in size or volume by losing its contents. | The old basketball began to deflate. | collapse, flatten, shrivel | inflate, expand, dilate | Verb |
| razed | To destroy or bring to a complete end. | The city of Carthage was razed in 146 B.C. | demolished, wrecked, annihilated | Verb | |
| apropos | Being relevant or appropriate to the matter at hand. | The question was not apropos, given the context. | applicable, pertinent, germane | irrelevant, immaterial, extraneous | Adjective |
| remorse | A feeling of responsibility for a wrong committed. | He felt immense remorse for what he said. | regret, guilt, shame | impenitence, remorselessness | Noun |
| confined | To set bounds or limits. | The cat did not like to be confined in small spaces. | restrict, limit, cap | Verb | |
| bazaar | A marketplace where goods are sold to customers. | Let's get some trinkets from the bazaar! | market, store, mall | Noun | |
| comprehend | To understand the meaning of. | She couldn't comprehend the teacher's instructions. | grasp, discern, fathom | misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue | Verb |
| tumble | To fall suddenly and involuntarily. | The bike began to tumble down the hill. | fall, stumble, trip | Verb | |
| spoil | To rot or decompose. | The food will spoil over time. | decay, disintegrate, crumble | Verb |
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