Vocabulary Grade 6 — Set 2: Meanings flashcards
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The second 100 of the 300 Grade 6 words, from relief and constant to partial and inform: pronunciation, a plain definition and three example sentences, the most common use first.
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curious (adj.) · KYUUR-ee-uhseager to find out things you don't know yet; strange or unusualCharacter & Behavior
Curious about the noise, Maya peeked into the garage.
Our new kitten is curious and sniffs every box we bring home.
There was a curious smell coming from the science lab.
Root: Latin curiosus, careful or inquisitive, from cura, care. -
relief (n.) · rih-LEEFfeeling glad to be free of worry or pain; pain growing less; help, like food or money, for the needyFeelings & Attitudes
Lena sighed with relief when she saw an A on her test.
This medicine gives quick relief from a stuffy nose.
After the hurricane, relief workers handed out water and blankets.
Don't confuse with: relieve, the verb: medicine relieves pain and brings relief. -
recognize (v.) · REK-ig-nighzto know a face, voice or thing from before; to accept a fact; to publicly honorThinking & Knowing
From across the busy park, I could recognize my neighbor's bright yellow umbrella.
Scientists now recognize that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
The school recognized Malik for reading two hundred books this year.
Watch out: British English often spells it recognise. -
respond (v.) · rih-SPAHNDto answer, out loud or in writing; to react to something by doing somethingSpeaking & Arguing
Please respond to the party invitation by Friday.
"Not yet," Kai responded, still staring at his video game.
Firefighters responded within minutes to the kitchen fire.
Watch out: RSVP on invitations stands for French répondez s'il vous plaît, "please reply." -
manage (v.) · MAN-ijto pull off something difficult; to run a business or group; to handle or control somethingActions & Effort
Somehow Nia managed to finish her project before the bell.
Mrs. Chen manages the bakery on Elm Street.
A planner helps me manage my time during busy test weeks. -
constant (adj.) · KAHN-stuhntnever stopping, or returning again and again; staying the sameChange & Growth
The constant clicking of my brother's pen made it hard to study.
Our garden needs constant watering during the hot summer.
Our classroom fish tank stays at a constant seventy-five degrees.
Watch out: in math and science, a constant is a number that always keeps the same value. -
portion (n.) · POR-shuhnless than the whole of something, just some of it; one person's share of the food being servedSize & Amount
Mia saved a portion of her birthday money for a new bike.
Most of Earth's water is salty; fresh water makes up a tiny portion.
The cafeteria serves smaller portions to the kindergartners. -
valuable (adj.) · VAL-yuh-buhlable to sell for a high price; giving real help to someone, or mattering a lot to themQuality & Judgment
Grandma keeps her valuable jewelry in a locked box.
Mr. Ali gave us valuable advice about studying for tests.
Clean water is among the most valuable resources on Earth.
Watch out: invaluable means extremely useful, not "worthless." -
empire (n.) · EM-pighrlands that one ruler or government holds power over; many companies that one person or family is in charge ofSociety & Power
On the old map, the empire covered almost half the continent.
The Inca Empire built thousands of miles of roads.
The family turned a small bakery into a cookie empire.
Root: ultimately Latin imperium, supreme administrative authority or dominion, from imperare, to give orders. -
ultimate (adj.) · UHL-tuh-mitfinal, reached after a long chain of steps; as great or as good as it gets; most basicNature & Time
Planting a hundred trees by June is the club's ultimate goal.
For Ava, a day at the beach is the ultimate treat.
The sun is the ultimate source of energy for most life on Earth.
Root: Medieval Latin ultimatus, from Latin ultimus, last.
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