Spelling Words that all sixth graders should know
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a lot |
to a very great degree or extent |
| about |
Approximately; nearly |
| accept |
to take or receive (something offered); |
| against |
in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to |
| all ready |
Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action |
| all right |
yes; very well; OK: |
| allowed |
To let do or happen; permit: |
aloud |
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly: |
already |
by this or that time; previously; prior to or at some specified or implied time |
author |
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. |
beautiful |
having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: |
because |
or the reason that; due to the fact that |
beginning |
an act or circumstance of entering upon an action or state |
believe |
to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: |
benefit |
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage |
bought |
to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase. (past tense of buy) |
buy |
to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase. |
by |
near to or next to |
| bye | Used to express farewell. |
| calendar | a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: |
| candle | a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light. |
| character | the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing. |
| Connecticut | a state in the NE United States |
| courage | the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery |
| daughter | a female child or person in relation to her parents |
| description | a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation. |
| difference | the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity |
| doesn't | contraction of does not. |
| either | one or the other of two |
| elaborate | worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness |
| enough | adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire |
| environment | he aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu |
| excellent | possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good. |
| exercise | bodily or mental exertion, esp. for the sake of training or improvement of health |
| experience | a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something: |
Spelling words provided by Megan Baker and defintions by dictionary.com