Spelling Words that all sixth graders should know
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famous |
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated |
| February | the second month of the year, ordinarily containing 28 days, but containing 29 days in leap years |
| friend | a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. |
| furthermore | moreover; besides; in addition |
| government | the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration |
| grammar | the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed; morphology and syntax |
| guilty | having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable |
| half | one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole, as an object, or unit of measure or time; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder |
| hear | to perceive by the ear |
| here | in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there):: |
| hole | an opening through something; gap; aperture |
| horrible | extremely unpleasant; deplorable; disgusting |
| hour | a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes |
| illustrate | to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment. |
| impossible | not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc. |
| improvement | an act of improving or the state of being improved |
| independent | not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: |
| instead | as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something |
| interesting | engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity |
| its | the possessive form of it(used as an attributive adjective) |
| it's | contraction of it is |
| jewelry | articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment |
| journal | a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations |
| knew | past tense of know |
| know | to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty |
| language | a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition |
| laugh | to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements. |
| library | a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed |
| likely | seeming like truth, fact, or certainty; reasonably to be believed or expected; believable |
| lonely | affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone |
| might | power or ability to do or accomplish; physical strength: |
| minute | extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree |
| new | of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being |
| no | a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request |
| occasion | a particular time, esp. as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences |
| often | many times; frequently |
| opposite | situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing |
| our | nominative plural of I |
Spelling words provided by Megan Baker and defintions by dictionary.com