6th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 21
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hypothesis | A tentative idea or observation made as the starting point for an experiment. | Before starting an experiment, you need to make a hypothesis. | thesis, proposition, assumption | Noun | |
| competent | Properly qualified or having necessary ability. | He is very competent and would make a great employee. | capable, proficient, adapted | incapable, incompetent, inept | Adjective |
| solidarity | A unified sympathy or interest between members of a group. | The team showed solidarity for the injured player | support, backing, advocacy | disagreement, discord, separation | Noun |
| realization | An act or condition of understanding something. | They came to the realization that they were not alone. | comprehension, recognition, consciousness | ignorance, unknowing | Noun |
| scheme | A plan of action. | They came up with a scheme to get more milk at lunch. | game plan, program, blueprint | Noun | |
| probable | Likely to occur or be true. | It is probable that we will win the match. | plausible, possible, likely | impossible, improbable, unlikely | Adjective |
| aspect | A certain piece of or way in which something appears. | I'd like to change the design aspect of our project. | facet, part, angle | Noun | |
| squawk | A harsh scream or screech. | The bird let out a loud squawk at the dog. | cry, cackle, caw | Noun | |
| porpoise | A word to describe various marine toothed whales. | Did you see the porpoise splashing in the water? | Noun | ||
| gimmick | A clever plan or device to achieve a goal. | They came up with a gimmick to attract new customers. | method, ploy, ruse | Noun | |
| commendation | A formal recognition of achievement or goodness. | The student received a letter of commendation for his test score. | acclamation, award, encomium | condemnation, denouncement, disapproval | Noun |
| reaffirm | To reassert to confirm again. | This will only reaffirm my decision. | maintain, affirm, certify | renounce, contradict, disavow | Verb |
| mammal | Types of animals that give birth to living offspring and produce milk. | The horse and cow are both mammals | Noun | ||
| concave | A shape characterized as being curved inward like the interior of a circle. | The door of the futurisitc car had a concave shape. | sunken, indented, recessed | convex, protruded, bulged | Adjective |
| outwardly | A behavior of something towards an outward or external direction. | She wasn't afraid to be outwardly expressive of her feelings. | externally | internally, inwardly | Adverb |
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