Wordmasters 6th Grade Total Words So Far
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bedrock | (n) solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil; the foundation or bottom |
| chide | (v) to mildly scold, express disapproval. |
| pensive | (adj) thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy, thoughtful reflection about ideas; (adj) pondering and preoccupied |
| estuary | (n) a coastal inlet or bay (the mouth of the river) where fresh water from rivers mixes with salty ocean water; where the tide flows in from the sea and meets with a river |
| dupe | (n) a person easily tricked or deceived;(v) to deceive, fool or trick |
| adamant | (adj) unyielding, inflexible; firm in opinion; (n) a very hard substance |
| medley | (n) an assortment or a mixture of dissimilar things, especially of musical pieces; a musical piece made up of passages from various musical pieces; |
| cajole | (n) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice/insincere talk; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| lithe | (adj) graceful, flexible, supple, bending easily |
| mountebank | (n) con man, charlatan, swindler, scammer; a person selling fake medicines, usually from an outside podium |
| coerce | (v) to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats; to enforce or restrain by force |
| devious | (adj) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way,roundabout |
| huckster | (n) A retailer of small articles, esp. a peddler of crops and vegetables; hawker; a person who employs showy methods to raise the price of inferior products, win votes; |
| forsake | (v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| circuitous | (adj) indirect, taking the longest route; roundabout |
| flotilla | (n) a fleet or boats or small ships |
| browbeat | (v) to intimidate by a stern or overbearing manner; to bully; intimidate with harsh looks or talk |
| corpulent | (adj) large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat; obese |
| subterfuge | (n) a trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant or to hide or evade |
| jeopardize | (v) to put in great danger or at risk, endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger |
| indigent | (adj) poor; needy; destitute |
| sanctuary | (n) a shelter from danger or hardship; a holy place of worship; place of refuge or protection |
| deride | (v) to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock; laugh at and ridicule |
| pliable | (adj) capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; easily persuaded or influenced |
| tirade | (n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical; a long exicted, often violent talk |
| auspicious | (adj) a good sign, omen of a good happening |
| croon | (v) to sing in a low, gentle tune, lullaby |
| dulcet | (adj) melodic and soothing, especially used with listening to music; to have an agreeable sound, melodious |
| lumber | (n) timber split into boards (v) to move in a clumsy, heavy manner |
| circumvent | (v) outwit, defeat with trickery, go around; using clever manuvering to go around someone or something |
| elate | (adj) overjoyed, thrilled, delighted; to raise someone's spirits |
| elude | (v) avoid or escape by using quickness or wits |
| ominous | (adj) warning or threatening of evil to come; fortelling harm in the near future |
| crestfallen | (adj) discouraged, downcasted or dejected |
| hoary | (adj) gray or white with age; meaning very old; highly respected custom or practice |
| harangue | (n) noisy or pompous speech; scolding or verbal attack; public tirade; a long vehement |
| homage | (n) have deep respect for a person or item; respect or reverence |
| isthmus | (n) narrow strip of land bordered by water on both sides |
| strait | (n) narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water; in a position of difficulty or need |
| strident | (adj) creaking, grating, shrill or harsh sounding |
| dodder | (v) unsteady on one's feet; to shake, tremble or totter |
| elixir | (n) substance that could change lead into gold or prolong life; a cure-all or universal remedy |
| panacea | (n) a remedy or cure-all; an answer or solution of all problems or difficulties |
| paucity | (n) small quanity or scarcity of an item; an insufficient number |
| glut | (v) to feed or satisfy full; (n) or (v) too a great supple; usually to stock a market with more than needed |
| wheedle | (v) coax or persuade by using flattery and compliments; cajole |
| malevolent | (adj) wishing to do evil unto others; malicious, cruel behavior |
| venom | (n) poison of a snake, spider, or scorpion; spite hated, malevolence |
| zephyr | (n) a gentle wind or mild breeze, fine, soft yarn |
| venerate | (v) to regard or treat with reverence; revere; to have a deep respect for a person or item |
| cistern | (n) an artificial reservoir (as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (as rainwater) |
| abstain | (v) to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice; hold back oneself or do without; to refrain from voting |
| myriad | (n), a great number; (adj) countless |
| sluice | (n) an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow, a structure holding back water, ina canal river, or dam |
| pummel | (v) pound, beat badly; strike or beat with fists |
| industrious | (adj) constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied; working hard and steadily; working hard or steadily |
| repository | (n) a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored; |
| strive | (v) try hard to do your best |
| craven | (adj) lacking the least bit of courage; (n) cowardly or coward |
| stratagem | (n) an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy, scheme or trick or subterfuge |
| malinger | (v) to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness; to pretend to be sick in order to avoid duties or work |
| vivacious | (n) lively in temper, conduct, or spirit; lively, cheerful, energetic, effervescent |
| sirocco | (n) a hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily; unpleasant wind |
| relinquish | (v) to withdraw or retreat from; to give up or let go |
| effervescent | (adj) to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes; in science it mean bubbling; as a characteristic to be lively or energetic |
| prose | (n) the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing, the plain lanuage |
| abide | (v) to put up up with, tolerate; to stay or dwell |
| jocular | (adj) to jesting : habitually jolly or jocund; funny, joking, humorous |
| convoy | (n) accompany; especially : to escort for protection; an escort, usually military vehicles, traveling together for safety |
| indulge | (v) to give free rein to; to take unrestrained pleasure in; to spoil, pamper or treat yourself specially |
| sundry | (adj) miscellaneous, various; varied or assortment of |
| poltroon | (n) or (adj) a spiritless coward : craven; wretched coward or cowardice |
| wallow | (v) to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner; roll about of flounder; live self-indulgently |
| plodding | (v) to work laboriously and monotonously; walk heavily or trudge; work patiently without effort |
| sojourn | (n) or (v) a temporary stay, a brief stay |
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