6th grade vocabulary COPY

Question 1

abandoned

Answer 1

forsaken or deserted:

Question 2

dwell

Answer 2

to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.

to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought

Question 3

barren

Answer 3

not producing or incapable of producing offspring

Lifeless land

Question 4

campaign

Answer 4

the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.

military operations for a specific objective.

Question 5

declare

Answer 5

to announce officially; proclaim:

Question 6

eclipse

Answer 6

a reduction or loss of splendor, status, reputation, etc.

the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun

Question 7

factor

Answer 7

one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:

one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product; a divisor:

Question 8

generate

Answer 8

to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.

Question 9

Habitat

Answer 9

the place where a person or thing is usually found:

Question 10

idiom

Answer 10

an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one’s head,

Question 11

jovial

Answer 11

endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship:

Question 12

knack

Answer 12

a special skill, talent, or aptitude:

Question 13

leeway

Answer 13

a degree of freedom of action or thought:

Question 14

majority

Answer 14

the number larger than half the total

Question 15

negotiate

Answer 15

to deal or bargain with another

Question 16

objective

Answer 16

something that one’s efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target:

Question 17

painstaking

Answer 17

careful and diligent effort.

Question 18

quest

Answer 18

a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:

Question 19

recount

Answer 19

to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.

Question 20

salvage

Answer 20

the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.

Question 21

tangible

Answer 21

real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary:

Question 22

unanimous

Answer 22

showing complete agreement:

Question 23

vacate

Answer 23

to leave; go away. to cause to be empty

Question 24

abundant

Answer 24

present in great quantity;

Question 25

access

Answer 25

the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:

Question 26

accommodate

Answer 26

to have or make room for:

Question 27

accumulate

Answer 27

to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up:

Question 28

beacon

Answer 28

a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire,

Question 29

beneficial

Answer 29

advantageous; helpful:

Question 30

blunder

Answer 30

careless mistake:

Question 31

boisterous

Answer 31

rough and noisy;

Question 32

boycott

Answer 32

to abstain from buying or using:

Question 33

burden

Answer 33

that which is carried; load:

Question 34

capacity

Answer 34

the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained;

Question 35

capital

Answer 35

the city or town that is the official seat of government wealth

Question 36

chronological

Answer 36

arranged in the order of time:

Question 37

civic

Answer 37

of or relating to a city;

Question 38

clarity

Answer 38

clearness of understanding or perception

Question 39

collaborate

Answer 39

to work, one with another

Question 40

collide

Answer 40

to strike one against another

Question 41

deluge

Answer 41

a great flood of water;

Question 42

dense

Answer 42

crowded or compact:

Question 43

deplete

Answer 43

exhaust the supply of

Question 44

deposit

Answer 44

to place for safekeeping; especially in a bank

Question 45

designate

Answer 45

to mark or point out;

Question 46

desperate

Answer 46

having an urgent need, desire, etc

Question 47

deteriorate

Answer 47

to disintegrate or wear away.

Question 48

economy

Answer 48

the management of the resources of a community, country, etc., thrifty management

Question 49

eerie

Answer 49

uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:

Question 50

effect

Answer 50

something that is produced by a cause

Question 51

efficient

Answer 51

performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort;

Question 52

elaborate

Answer 52

marked by intricate detail; complicated; ornate.

Question 53

eligible

Answer 53

worthy of choice, meeting the requirements

Question 54

elude

Answer 54

to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery,

Question 55

former

Answer 55

preceding in time, before

Question 56

formulates

Answer 56

to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically:

Question 57

fuse

Answer 57

device for igniting an explosive

Question 58

futile

Answer 58

incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:

Question 59

genre

Answer 59

a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:

Question 60

hazardous

Answer 60

full of risk; perilous; risky:

Question 61

hoax

Answer 61

something intended to deceive

Question 62

hostile

Answer 62

opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: an enemy

Question 63

ignite

Answer 63

set on fire

Question 64

immense

Answer 64

vast, large, very great

Question 65

improvise

Answer 65

to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.

Question 66

inept

Answer 66

generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent. unqualified