Spelling Words that all sixth graders should know
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| paragraph | a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line. |
| persuade | to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging |
| prefer | to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: |
| prejudice | an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. |
| realize | to grasp or understand clearly. |
| responsibility | the state or fact of being responsible. |
| scene | the place where some action or event occurs |
| schedule | a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, esp. with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion |
| seen | to perceive with the eyes; look at |
| separate | to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space |
| several | being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind |
| summarize | to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form |
| their | a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; |
| there | in or at that place opposed to here |
| they're | contraction of they are |
| though | (used in introducing a subordinate clause, which is often marked by ellipsis) notwithstanding that; in spite of the fact that; although |
| threw | past tense of throw |
| through | in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: |
| to | used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from |
| too | in addition; also; furthermore; moreover |
| truly | in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully |
| two | a cardinal number, 1 plus 1 |
| unforgivable | Of or relating to an act or situation that one cannot or will not forgive |
| variety | the state of being varied or diversified: |
| vary | to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance |
| very | in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly |
| wait | to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens |
| wear | to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc. |
| Wednesday | the fourth day of the week, following Tuesday |
| weight | the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. |
| where | in or at what place? |
| whether | used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usually with the correlative or |
| whole | comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total |
| who's | contraction of who is |
| whose | the possessive case of who used as an adjective |
| yesterday | on the day preceding this day |
| your | a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective |
| you're | contraction of you are |
Spelling words provided by Megan Baker and defintions by dictionary.com