6th grade sat word list

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6th Grade SAT Word ListWord Definition

abandon total lack of inhibitionaberration Deviation from what is correct or right.abet to aid; act as accompliceabject miserable, pitifulabolitionist one who opposes the proactive of slaveryabridge to condense, shortenabsolve to forgive, free from blameaccessible attainable, available; approachableaccessory attachment, ornament; accomplice, partneracme highest point; summitacute 1. Perceptive. 2. Excruciating.adapt to accommodate; adjustadept Proficient; masterful; expert.adjacent next toadvantageous favorable, usefulaerie nook or nest built high in the airaerodynamic relating to objects moving through the airagenda plan, scheduleagile well coordinated, nimbleagitation commotion, excitement; uneasinessalacrity Eagerness; zeal; speed.alias assumed namealliteration repetition of the beginning sounds of wordsaltercation noisy disputeamend to improve or correct flaws inamphibian creature equally at home on land or in waterample abundant, plentifulamplify increase, intensifyanimate Energize; enliven.animation enthusiasm, excitementantagonist foe, opponent, adversaryantecedent coming before in place or timeappropriate to take possession ofaquatic belonging or living in waterarid extremely dry or deathly boringarrogant Feeling superior to other people; egotistical.arsenal ammunition storehouseartifact historical relic, item made by human craftartisan craftsperson; expertashen resembling ashes; deathly paleaskew crooked, tiltedaspire to have great hopes; to aim at a goal


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asymmetrical not corresponding in size, shape, position, etceterasattain to accomplish, gainauditory having to do with hearingaugust dignified, awe-inspiring, venerableauthoritarian 1. Person who acts like a dictator; tyrant. 2. Disciplinarian.aviary Large enclosure confining birds.balk to refuse, shirk; preventballad folk song, narrative poembalm Soothing ointment for pain or healing; salve.ban to forbid, outlawbarren 1. Infertile; impotent. 2. Arid; unproductive.belittle Humiliate; tease; diminish in importance.bellow to roar, shoutbias prejudice, slantbibliography list of booksbliss Gaiety; happiness; enjoyment.boon blessing; something to be thankful forbotanist scientist who studies plantsbountiful plentifulbovine cow-like; relating to cowsbungle Botch; mismanage; spoil.burly brawny, huskybustle commotion, energetic activitybutt person or thing that is object of ridiculebyway back roadcadence rhythmic flow of poetry; marching beatcallous thick-skinned, insensitivecaricature exaggerated portrait, cartooncast copy, replicacast to fling, to throwcaulk to make watertightcease Stop; end; halt.celebrity fame, widespread acclaimchaotic extremely disorderlychoice specially selected, preferredchortle to chucklecircumference boundary or distance around a circle or spherecivil polite; relating to citizenscivility courtesy, politenesscleave to split or separate or to stick, cling, adherecoddle Pamper: overindulge: baby; spoil.coerce to compel by force or intimidationcoffer strongbox, large chest for moneycohabit to live together


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coherent intelligible, lucid, understandablecomeliness physical grace and beautycommend to compliment, praisecommonplace ordinary, found every daycommunicable transmittablecompile Collect data; accumulate; amass.compound complex; composed of several partscompound to combine, augmentconfection something sweet to eatcongruity correspondence, harmony, agreementconsensus unanimity, agreement of opinion or attitudecosmetic relating to beauty; affecting the surface of somethingcountenance facial expression; look of approval or supportcovet to desire strongly something possessed by anothercreed statement of belief or principlecrescendo gradual increase in volume of soundcriteria standard for judging, rule for testingculprit guilty personcurator caretaker and overseer of an exhibition, esp. in a museumcygnet young swandainty delicate, sweetdaub Blur: smear; spread.dawdle Procrastinate; loiter; idle: daily.deface to mar the appearance of, vandalizedeform to disfigure, distortdeft skillful, dexterousdelegate to give powers to anotherdemean to degrade, humiliate, humbledepict to describe, representdeplete to use up, exhaustdesist Discontinue or stop; cease; renounce.desolate Alone; without hope or comfort; forsaken.dialect regional style of speakingdichotomy division into two partsdiffuse widely spread outdilate to enlarge, swell, extenddisarray clutter, disorderdisband Disperse; dissipate; scatter; dispel.discern to perceive something obscurediscontent Unhappy; displeased; miserable.distend Bloat, bulge; swell; stretch.distrust disbelief and suspiciondocile tame, willing to be taughtdonor benefactor, contributor


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dormant at rest, inactive, in suspended animationdraft to plan, outline; to recruit, conscriptdulcet pleasant sounding, soothing to the eardupe to deceive, trickdupe fool, pawnduplicity Cunning; fraud; trickery; deception.durability strength, sturdinessduration period of time that something lastsduress threat of force or intimidation; imprisonmenteditorialize to express an opinion on an issueelation exhilaration, joyemanate Radiate; flow from; emit.emancipate to set free, liberateemcee Master of ceremonies.emend to correct a textencore additional performance, often demanded by audienceendurance ability to withstand hardshipsentreat to plead, begenunciate to pronounce clearlyequestrian one who rides on horsebackequine relating to horsesetymology origin and history of a word; study of wordsevade to avoid, dodgeevict to put out or force outexasperation irritationexcerpt selection from a book or playexotic foreign; romantic, excitingly strangeexpansive sweeping, comprehensive; tending to expandexpire to come to an end; die; breathe outextinction end of a living thing or speciesextremity outermost or farthest pointfathom to measure the depth of, gaugefathom Measure; discover; perceive.fault break in a rock formation; mistake or errorfawn to flatter excessively, seek the favor offaze to bother, upset, or disconcertfeasible possible, capable of being donefell to chop, cut downfetter Restrain; restrict; curb.finicky fussy, difficult to pleaseflammable combustible, being easily burnedflaunt to show offfledgling Young or inexperienced person; young bird.foil to defeat, frustrate


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forgo to go without, refrain fromforlorn dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairingfoundation groundwork, support; institution established by donation to aid

a certain causefrond leaffume Gas; vapor; harmful or irritating smoke.gavel mallet used for commanding attentiongenre type, class, categorygiddy Scatterbrained; silly; frivolous.global involving the entire world; relating to a wholegrasp to perceive and understand; to hold securelygrimace facial expression showing pain or disgustgrimy dirty, filthygrisly Frightening; ghastly; gory; hideous.guzzle Gulp; swill; consume to excess.habitat dwelling placehardy Stalwart; robust; sturdy.hasten to hurry, to speed uphectic hasty, hurried, confusedheterogeneouscomposed of unlike parts, different, diversehew to cut with an axholocaust widespread destruction, usually by firehomogeneous composed of identical partshomonym word identical in pronunciation and spelling but different in

meaninghonor to praise, glorify, pay tribute tohumane merciful, kindlyhymn religious song, usually of praise or thankshypothesis assumption subject to proofignoramus Moron; fool; dimwit.immense enormous, hugeimmune exempt; protected from harm or disease; unresponsive toimpair to damage, injureimpulse sudden tendency, inclinationimpulsive spontaneous, unpredictableinconceivable impossible, unthinkableindenture Contract binding a person to work for another.industry business or trade; diligence, energyinfantile childish, immatureinfer to conclude, deduceinitiate to begin, introduce; to enlist, inductinject to force into; to introduce into conversationinnumerable too many to be countedinoffensive harmless, innocentinstigate to incite, urge, agitate


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integrity decency, honesty; wholenessintermittent starting and stoppingintersect to divide by passing through or acrossintramural within an institution, such as a schooliota very tiny amountissue Discharge; emerge; emanate.

jangling clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)jargon nonsensical talk; specialized languagekeen having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp, perceptivekernel innermost, essential part; seed grain, often in a shellkeynote note or tone on which a musical key is founded; main idea of

a speech, program, etceteraskindle to set fire to ignite; excite or inspireknoll Hillock; mound.knotty Snarled; tangled.Kudos Credit or praise for an achievement; glory.lap to drink using the tongue; to wash againstlarceny theft of propertylarynx organ containing vocal cordslaxity Carelessness; indifference.leery suspiciouslegible readablelegislate to decree, mandate, make lawslenient easygoing, permissivelexicon dictionary, list of wordslinger Loiter; remain; hesitate.literate

able to read and write; well-read and educated

logo corporate symbolloiter to stand around idlylow to make a sound like a cow, moolumber to move slowly and awkwardlylunar relating to the moonmalice animosity, spite, hatredmandatory necessary, requiredmaritime relating to the sea or sailingmartial warlike, pertaining to the militarymedieval relating to the Middle Ages (about A.D. 500-1500)melody pleasing musical harmony; related musical tunesmeridian circle passing through the two poles of the earthmetaphor figure of speech comparing two different thingsmetronome time-keeping device used in musicmicrobe microorganismminimal smallest in amount, least possiblemiserliness extreme stinginess


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misnomer an incorrect name or designationmock to deride, ridiculemolt to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodicallymoot debatable; purely academic, deprived of practical significanceneedle Provoke.nettle to irritateniche recess in a wall; best position for somethingouster expulsion, ejectionparole conditional release of a prisonerpeer contemporary, equal, matchpending not yet decided, awaiting decisionpert lively and boldpious dedicated, devout, extremely religiouspithy 1. Substantial; profound. 2. Brief: concise.plait to braidpliant pliable, yieldingpluck to pull strings on musical instrumentplucky courageous, spunkyply to use diligently; to engage; to join togetherpoach to steal game or fish; cook in boiling liquidpodium platform or lectern for orchestra conductors or speakerspolar relating to a geographic pole; exhibiting contrastpolarize to tend towards opposite extremespore to study closely or meditativelyportly stout, dignifiedprose ordinary language used in everyday speechpry to intrude into; force openpsychic perceptive of nonmaterial, spiritual forcespudgy chubby, overweightquack faker; one who falsely claims to have medical skillqualify to provide with needed skills; modify, limitquibble Argue or bicker.quicken to hasten, arouse, exciterabid Berserk; diseased; sick.rally to assemble; recover, recuperateramble Meander; roam.rant to harangue, rave, forcefully scoldrarefy Make thin; purify; make less dense.rash careless, hasty, recklessratify to approve formally, confirmration to supply; to restrict consumption ofration portion, shareravine deep, narrow gorgeraze Demolish; level; topple.


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recruit to draft, enlist; to seek to enrollremote distant, isolatedrend Rip; tear; splinter.repeal to revoke or formally withdraw (often a law)repent to regret a past actionretain to hold, keep possession ofretard to slow, hold backrevoke to annul, cancel, call backrhythm regular pattern or variation of sounds and stressesriddle to make many holes in; permeateroot to dig with a snout (like a pig)rustic ruralscanty Meager: scarce.scoff Mock; ridicule.score notation for a musical compositionscore to make a notch or scratchshirk to avoid a task due to laziness or fearsignify denote, indicate; symbolizeskulk to move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneakslight to treat as unimportant; insultsloth sluggishness, lazinesssmelt to melt metal in order to refine itsolstice shortest and longest day of the yearspartan austere, severe, grave; simple, baresporadic infrequent, irregularspur to prodspurn Defy; reject.squander to wastestalk to hunt, pursuestifle to smother or suffocate; suppressstint period of time spent doing somethingstint to be sparing or frugalstockade enclosed area forming defensive wallstoic indifferent to or unaffected by emotionsstolid having or showing little emotionstrife Conflict; turmoil; struggle.stunted having arrested growth or developmentsullen brooding, gloomysully to soil, stain, tarnish, taintsupervise to direct or oversee the work of otherssurly Choleric; rude; sullen.surplus excesssurvey to examine in a comprehensive waytacit silently understood or implied


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taint to spoil or infect; to stain honortainted stained, tarnished; corrupted, poisonedtalon claw of an animal, esp. a bird of preytang sharp flavor or odortaper Diminish; thin; narrow.tarnished corroded, discolored; discredited, disgracedterminal depot, stationterse concise, brief, free of extra wordsthesis theory or hypothesis; dissertation or long, written compositionthwart to block or present from happening; frustratetidings newstitan person of colossal stature or achievementtolerance capacity to respect different values; capacity to endure or

resist somethingtorrid burning hot; passionatetoxin poisontrying difficult to deal withtumult state of confusion; agitationtundra treeless plain found in arctic or sub-arctic regionsunavailing hopeless, uselessundermine to sabotage, thwartundocumentednot certified, unsubstantiateduniform consistent and unchanging; identicalunkempt Uncombed; messy; untidy.unwieldy Clumsy; awkward; unmanageable.unwitting unconscious; unintentionalunyielding

firm, resolute

vanquish to conquer, defeatvariable changeable, inconstantvaunted boasted about, bragged aboutvent to express, say out loudvermin small creatures offensive to humansveto to reject formallyvex to irritate, annoy; confuse, puzzlevigilant attentive, watchfulvilify Defame; denigrate.vim energy, enthusiasmvirulent Fatal; lethal; toxic.vivid bright and intense in color; strongly perceivedvoid not legally enforceable; emptyvouchsafe Confer; grant; permit.wan Anemic; colorless; pale.wanton undisciplined, unrestrained, recklessweather to endure, undergo


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whet Stimulate; sharpen; intensify.wistful Yearning; pensive; sad.woe anguish; grief; affliction.writ written document, usually in lawwrithe Squirm; twist.yeoman Peasant; ordinary person.yore Time long past.yowl Long, mournful cry or howl.

6th grade sat word list

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