7/28/2019 Grade 6 English Term 3 Final Spelling and Vocab June 2013

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Grade 6 English Term 3 Final Spelling / Vocabulary List1. ordinary: not special

2. gerbil: a small rat-like animal

3. fossils: the remains of animals, plants and other organisms from the past

4. eavesdropping: listening to other peoples conversation

5. intended: decided

6. rare: not often seen or found; not common

7. twig: a small thin branch of a plant

8. creepy-crawlies: insects

9. conker: seed of a chestnut

10. contribution: something you give or do

11. kicked off: began

12. rapidly: very quickly

13. dictionary: a book which gives an alphabetical list of words and meanings

14. boundary: limit or border

15. secondary: less important than something else

16. solitary: alone

17. imaginary: not real; made up

18. primary: first; most important

19. pirate: someone who steals things from ships while they are sailing

20. harbour: an area of water next to land where boats can stop

21. cliff: the steep side of an area of land

22. peer: to look very carefully at something

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23. grumbled: to complain about something

24. stagger: to walk in an uncontrolled way

25. huddled : moved closer together

26. crutch: a stick that fits under your arm and helps you walk

27. galley: the part of the ship where cooking is done

28. dock: an enclosed area of a harbor where ships unload and load

29. crew: people who work on a ship

30. cannon: a large gun used to shoot heavy, metal balls

31. dessert: the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal

32. embarrassed: ashamed

33. eventually: finally

34. immigrated: leave ones own country in order to settle in another

35. mumble: speak softly

36. revolting: disgusting

37. slurp: eat or drink something with a loud sucking noise

38. tremendous: wonderful

39. antagonist: the villain (bad guy) in a story

40. protagonist: the hero (good guy) in a story