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6th Grade Words Flashcards

1
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adverb

(especially as a direction) slowly

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lento

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adjective

performed in a sweet and soft manner

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dolce

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plural noun

a short tube for a swimmer to breathe through while keeping their face underwater.

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snorkels

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plural noun

a completely different line of thought or action

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tangents

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adjective

relating to, composed of, or involving two things

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binary

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6
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plural noun

a series of words said as a magic spell or charm.

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incantations

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7
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verb, past tense

dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant

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ventured

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noun

a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

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proverb

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9
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adjective

(of land) having been formed into a number of level areas resembling a series of steps.

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terraced

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adjective

giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

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sinister

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adjective

spasmodic, jerky

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convulsive

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noun

humble submission and respect

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deference

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noun

a covering of a specified sort.

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mantle

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verb

give (someone) one’s good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them

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congratulate

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15
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adjective

obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

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garish

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16
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verb

change or cause to change direction abruptly

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swerve

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17
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noun

a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. Capitol - Salem

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Oregon

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noun

any artistic work, especially one on a large scale

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opus

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noun

a quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep

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lullaby

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noun

the process of making known one’s thoughts or feelings

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expression

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21
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noun
a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma

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semicolon

22
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adjective

consisting of three parts; threefold

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treble

23
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plural noun

a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)

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deities

24
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adjective

not able to be read or understood

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indecipherable

25
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noun

a member of the indigenous people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.

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Aztec

26
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plural noun

a mark or letter of mysterious or magic significance.

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runes

27
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noun

an opaque reddish-brown variety of quartz

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jasper

28
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noun

a water-soluble cleansing agent

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detergent

29
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noun

a small stream

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streamlet

30
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noun

an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air.

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fountain

31
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adjective

covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint

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gilded

32
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noun

the head of a society, council, or other organization

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president

33
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noun

the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists

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purpose

34
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noun
a Scottish dish consisting of a sheep’s or calf’s offal mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasoning and boiled in a bag, traditionally one made from the animal’s stomach

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haggis

35
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noun

a person walking along a road or in a developed area

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pedestrian

36
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noun

a high-level computer programming language used especially for scientific computation

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FORTRAN

37
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noun

a stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, played with a horsehair bow.

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violin

38
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noun
a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention

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patent

39
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adjective

relating to the northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

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Baltic

40
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noun

a white salty Greek cheese made from the milk of ewes or goats.

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feta

41
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noun
a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra.

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podium

42
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noun
a room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals.

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laboratory

43
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plural noun

a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

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ancestors

44
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noun

a ship’s allotted place at a wharf or dock

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berth

45
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verb, past tense

encase (something) in a close-fitting or protective covering

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sheathed

46
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noun

a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

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strait

47
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adverb

Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner

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curtly

48
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adjective

subject to chance

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contingent

49
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plural noun

the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something

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depths

50
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noun

a subregion in Northern Europe, covering the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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Scandinavia

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