Sixth Grade Vocabulary
This is the sixth grade vocabulary list for 2008-2009
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- resolution
- (n) a solution, accommodation, or settling of a problem, controversy, etc.
- perspective
- (n) point of view
- intrepid
- (adj) resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer
- empathy
- (n) sharing of feelings
- hyperbole
- (n) obvious and intentional exaggeration
- influence
- (n) the effect of one thing (or person) on another
- synonym
- (n) words with the same meaning
- prejudiced
- (n) any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable
- mood
- (n) a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude
- prominent
- (adj) important
- irony
- (n) the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, "How nice!" when I said I had to work all weekend
- main idea
- The main point of the story/paragraph
- paraphrase
- (v) express the same message in different words
- mechanics
- (n) spelling, punctuation, capitalization
- possessive
- (adj) of or pertaining to possession or ownership
- abstract
- (adj) general; not concrete
- elaborate
- (v) to add details to; expand
- interpret
- (v) explain the meaning of
- audience
- (n) the person or persons to whom the writing is addressed
- trait (as in character)
- (n) a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp. of one's personal nature: bad traits of character.
- antonym
- (n) a word opposite in meaning to another
- tone
- (n) a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood: the macabre tone of Poe's stories
- foreshadowing
- (v) to present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand
- plural irregular
- does not follow regular rules for forming plurals
- symbolism
- (n) symbolic meaning or character
- figurative
- (adj) of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor; metaphorical; not literal: a figurative expression
- concrete
- (adj) well defined
- analogy
- (v) a comparison of two similar things
- summarize
- (v) to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form
- alliteration
- (n) the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid
- dominate
- (v) be in control
- literal
- (n) true to fact; not exaggerated; actual or factual: a literal description of conditions.
- plagiarism
- (n) the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work
- distinguish
- (v) recognize as different
- chronological
- (adj) arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events
- imagery
- (n) the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream