6th grade vocabulary COPY Flashcards
abandoned
forsaken or deserted:
dwell
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought
barren
not producing or incapable of producing offspring
Lifeless land
campaign
the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
military operations for a specific objective.
declare
to announce officially; proclaim:
eclipse
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
factor
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:
generate
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
Habitat
the place where a person or thing is usually found:
idiom
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one’s head,
jovial
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship:
knack
a special skill, talent, or aptitude:
leeway
a degree of freedom of action or thought:
majority
the number larger than half the total
negotiate
to deal or bargain with another
objective
something that one’s efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target:
painstaking
careful and diligent effort.
quest
a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:
recount
to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
salvage
the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.
tangible
real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary:
unanimous
showing complete agreement:
vacate
to leave; go away. to cause to be empty
abundant
present in great quantity;
access
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
accommodate
to have or make room for:
accumulate
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up:
beacon
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire,
beneficial
advantageous; helpful:
blunder
careless mistake:
boisterous
rough and noisy;
boycott
to abstain from buying or using:
burden
that which is carried; load:
capacity
the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained;
capital
the city or town that is the official seat of government
wealth
chronological
arranged in the order of time:
civic
of or relating to a city;
clarity
clearness of understanding or perception
collaborate
to work, one with another
collide
to strike one against another
deluge
a great flood of water;
dense
crowded or compact:
deplete
exhaust the supply of
deposit
to place for safekeeping; especially in a bank
designate
to mark or point out;
desperate
having an urgent need, desire, etc
deteriorate
to disintegrate or wear away.
economy
the management of the resources of a community, country, etc.,
thrifty management
eerie
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
effect
something that is produced by a cause
efficient
performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort;
elaborate
marked by intricate detail; complicated; ornate.
eligible
worthy of choice, meeting the requirements
elude
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery,
former
preceding in time, before
formulates
to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically:
fuse
device for igniting an explosive
futile
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful:
genre
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
hazardous
full of risk; perilous; risky:
hoax
something intended to deceive
hostile
opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: an enemy
ignite
set on fire
immense
vast, large, very great
improvise
to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.
inept
generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent. unqualified
