6th Grade Vocabulary
What does distress mean?
Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
A word the means feeling joy.
Happy
What does Abundant mean?
More than enough
Myla was feeling discouraged when her friend didn't come over for her sleepover.
What is another word for feeling discouraged?
Disappointed
What is a story's when and where?
Setting
Voyagers crossed the sea in flimsy boats.
What does Flimsy mean?
Fragile; breakable; comparatively light and unsubstantial
A good word for showing surprise
Astonished
What does Adapt mean?
To change and to fit into new conditions.
What is another word for awkward?
Embarrassed
What do we call the writer of a story?
An author
What does deteriorate mean?
Become progressively worse
A word for feeling confused
Perplexed
I had so many scrunchies laying in my vanity. I had to accumulate all of them and put them in a small container.
What does Accumulate mean?
To gather, to collect
The city of Philadelphia has been raining quite a lot for some weeks. This makes Nathan feel gloomy.
What is another word for gloomy?
Depressed
Where does the suffix word located in a word?
At the end
Madison was invited to her friend's birthday party, but her favorite show premieres at 9:30pm. Once she realized that it was almost time for the premiere, she had to flee from the birthday party.
What does flee mean?
Going away; leave; run away
A word for feeling angry
Infuriated
I had showed my allegiance to my flag.
What does allegiance mean?
Loyalty
Eva was celebrating her birthday and had gotten so many generous gifts from people.
What is another word generous mean?
Giving
What is a prefix?
A word that is added to another word in the beginning
What is equivalent?
Equal in amount
A word for feeling sad
Melancholy
What does audacious mean?
To be bold and daring
Charlotte went to the hospital to visit her grandmother. She saw the nurses were quite hospitable to her and her grandmother.
What is another word for hospitable?
Welcoming; friendly.
I am getting awfully hungry, mom!
Which word here is an adverb?
Awfully