6th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 15
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| procure | To get or find by special means. | The buyer tried to procure medical equipment for the hospital. | find, get, obtain | lose, reject, forfeit | Verb |
| congruent | Similar or concurring. | The student matched the congruent shapes during math class. | coinciding, conforming, consistent | disagreeable, conflicting, unharmonious | Adjective |
| tangled | Being intertwined or mixed up. | The electric wires became tangled in the tree branches after the storm. | twisted, knotted, interlaced | ordered, organized, arranged | Adjective |
| procrastinate | To put off or dally. | She can't procrastinate forever; she will have to start working on her project. | stall, delay, postpone | expedite, finish, forward | Verb |
| introverted | Being shy or having a personality that is solitary or modest. | The introverted student preferred being at home alone over going to parties. | introspective, withdrawn, self-contained | extroverted, outgoing, confident | Adjective |
| spunky | Being courageous or animated. | The spunky teenager got a leading role in the play. | peppy, courageous, plucky | fearful, lethargic, timid | Adjective |
| edible | Used as food. | Is the fruit fake or is it edible? | safe to eat, eatable, palatable | inedible, unpalatable, unsuitable | Adjective |
| discontinue | To stop or cease. | The manufacture will discontinue these toys next year. | terminate, finish, abandon | continue, commence, start | Verb |
| corral | A fenced-in area or enclosure for animals. | Move the horses from the corral to the barn. | pen, paddock, cage | Noun | |
| lapse | A reduction in standards or temporary failure. | The chemist had a lapse of judgment, causing an explosion. | failure, negligence, blunder | correction, accuracy, success | Noun |
| distraught | Emotional and agitated. | The man was distraught because he could not find a job. | anxious, distressed, upset | calm, happy, untroubled | Adjective |
| apparatus | Machinery, tools or instruments used to do a specific task. | The scientific apparatus was challenging to use and required training. | appliance, device, contraption | Noun | |
| adequate | Enough to meet a task. | Bring an adequate amount of sunscreen for the canoe trip. | satisfactory, reasonable, acceptable | insufficient, inferior, unsuitable | Adjective |
| proceeding | Following a course or undertaking an action. | We will be proceeding through the toll gate shortly. | process, venture, procedure | idleness, inactivity, inertia | Verb |
| pandemonium | Disorder and chaos. | It was complete pandemonium as the new doll went on sale. | uproar, clamor, commotion | calm, harmony, peace | Noun |
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