6th Grade Level A Vocabulary Workshop
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| adverse |
adj. unfavorable, negative; working against |
| arid |
(adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting |
| assailant |
(n.) a person who attacks violently |
| billow |
(n.) a large wave; (v.) to rise or swell like a wave |
| confront |
(v.) to meet face-to-face |
| constrain |
(V.) to force, compel; to restrain |
| contemporary |
(adj.) belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (n.) a person of the same time |
| depict |
(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture |
| disinterested |
(adj.) fair minded, free from selfish motives |
| encompass |
(v.) to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group or class |
| Groundless |
(adj.) without any good reason or cause, unjustified |
| hypocrite |
(n) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is |
| incomprehensible |
(adj.) impossible to understand |
| manipulate |
(v.) to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage |
| maximum |
(n) the greatest possible amount or degree; (adj.) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree |
| mimic |
(n) a person who does imitations (v.) to imitate |
| ruffle |
(v.) to wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; to flip through; (n.) a gathered strip of material |
| serene |
(adj.) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset |
| sheepish |
(adj.) embarrassed; resembling a sheet in meekness, timid |
| stamina |
(n.) the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power |
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