6th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 3
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| research | Careful examination. | The subject he's writing his article about is hard to research. | examine, study, investigate | Verb | |
| austere | Severe or strict attitude. | She had an austere face and sat rigidly at her desk. | formal, forbidding, grave | Adjective | |
| rumbling | A continuous deep sound. | We heard the distant rumbling of fireworks coming from the city. | booming, clapping, pealing | Noun | |
| perseverance | Persistence in doing something. | Her perseverance is actually stubbornness in disguise. | hard work, diligence, endurance | Noun | |
| hasten | Act quickly. | The barking dog helped to hasten the intruder's departure. | hurry, quicken, expedite | hinder, decelerate | Verb |
| ointment | A medicine or cosmetic that is rubbed on the skin. | I asked the pharmacist if he had any ointment for my rash. | balm, lotion, salve | Noun | |
| expensive | Involving high cost. | This subscription is too expensive for what I'm getting. | high-priced, overpriced, costly | cheap, inexpensive, economical | Adjective |
| muscular | Having physical strength. | His legs were muscular like a horse's legs. | athletic, brawny, strapping | skinny, delicate, flabby | Adjective |
| vertex | The apex or top. | In geometry, a vertex is a point where two or more lines meet. | cap, crown, tip | bottom | Noun |
| foreground | Part of a scene or view that is nearest to the observer. | Rocks on the beach are the foreground of this painting. | front, focus | back, rear | Noun |
| citizen | A legally recognized inhabitant of a nation. | I'm an American citizen, but I live abroad for half of the year. | resident, inhabitant, national | foreigner, alien | Noun |
| familiar | Commonly known or seen. | Do the people in these photos look familiar? | well-known, common, usual | abnormal, unfamiliar, uncommon | Adjective |
| restate | State something again or differently. | She will restate her argument at the end of the speech. | repeat, rehash, reiterate | Verb | |
| despite | Without being influenced by; notwithstanding. | She's got a lot of friends despite her short temper. | in spite of, regardless of, even though | Preposition | |
| puff | A short gust of breath or wind. | He blew a cloudy puff of steam into the frosty air. | breath, wisp, waft | Noun |
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