Unit Six - Words 11-20 - Grade Six

Definition Context Clues

Synonyms Antonyms

Definition More

Context Clues

gross induce leeway limber maze

oracle partisan reimburse vacate vagabond

100 points - Definition

an idle wanderer; a tramp

vagabond

200 points - Definition

to pay back; to give payment for

reimburse

300 points - Definition

gross

overweight; coarse, vulgar; total

400 points - Definitionflexible

limber

500 points - Definition

oracle

someone or something that can predict the future

100 points – Context Clues

The joke _____ laughter from the crowd.

induced

200 points – Context Clues

A person must be ______to turn a cartwheel.

limber

300 points – Context Clues

Many ancient civilizations depended on _____ for knowledge.

oracles

400 points – Context Clues

My grandfather never settled in one place, so my dad called him a ___.

vagabond

500 points – Context Clues

In politics, there are often ___ favors given behind closed doors.

partisan

100 points - Synonyms

fat, sheer, utter, flagrant

gross

200 points - Synonyms

latitude, elbow room

leeway

300 points - Synonyms

labyrinth, puzzle, tangle

maze

400 points - Synonyms

prophet, seer, sibyl

oracle

500 points - Synonyms

repay, refund, compensate

reimburse

100 points - Antonyms

prevent, deter, hinder

induce

200 points - Antonyms

stiff, rigid, wooden

limber

300 points - Antonyms

(n) critic, foe (adj) impartial, neutral

partisan

400 points - Antonyms

occupy, keep hold

vacate

500 points - Antonyms

(n) homebody (adj) footloose, unsettled

vagabond

100 points – Definition

to cause, bring about; to persuade

induce

200 points – Definition

extra space for moving along a certain route; margin of error

leeway

300 points – Definition

a network of paths through which it is hard to find one’s way; something confusing

maze

400 points- Definition

a strong supporter of a person, party, or cause; a resistance fighter, guerilla

partisan

500 points- Definition

to go away from, leave empty; to void, annul

vacate

100 points – More Context Dissecting a frog is ______because I

can’t stand the smell.

gross

200 points – More ContextBy leaving twenty minutes early, I

allowed myself a good deal of _____.

leeway

300 points – More ContextA guide led us through a ____ of caves.

maze

400 points – More Context

My child had to ___his friend for the book he had lost.

reimburse

500 points – More Context

The family must ____the house in one month because it was deemed unsafe.

vacate