Unit 5 Vocabulary (Grade 6)

a series of notes clarifying or explaining something in an expression of opinion

Outline, digest, and abstract are synonyms for which noun?

Explanation, narration, account, and analysis are synonyms for which word?

one living permanently in a given place

Which of the following is NOT an antonym of pacify?

Which of the following is NOT a synonym of ravenous?

greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction

(n.) a brawl, a noisy quarrel

willful, stubborn 

(v.) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling 

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for eerie?

to make peaceful or calm; to soothe 

a step-like recession in a wall 

one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem

Disloyalty and treachery are antonyms for which word? 

To deaden is a synonym of which verb?

Which of the following is NOT an antonym of inhabitant?

Clear conscience and guiltlessness are antonyms of which word?

the length of time that something continues or lasts 

Sensitive and alert are antonyms of which word?

a brief statement giving a general view or some subject, book, etc.; a summary

(adj.) having lost the power of feeling or movement 

(v.) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate 

Which of the following is NOT an antonym of headstrong?

Blunder and mess up are synonyms for which word?

(n.) speech that is loud and threatening 

the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness

causing fear because of strangeness; weird; mysterious 

Mollify and placate are synonyms of which word?

(v.) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts

Which of the following is NOT an antonym of refute?

to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while 

Which of the following is NOT an antonym of tarry?

Angle, factor, and element are synonyms for which word?

with a sharp point; keen & alert; sharp & severe; rising quickly to a high point & not lasting

deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds; pangs of conscience 

to prove incorrect

Conceited and complacent are SYNONYMS of which word?

Which of the following is NOT an antonym for setback?

something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat

overly self-satisfied, self-righteous 

Which of the following is NOT an antonym for acute?

Clever and penetrating are synonyms for which word?

Spout, rant, and brag are synonyms for which word?

to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness