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Wordly Wise Lesson 5
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS 6th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A playful or funny act | Antic |
| Clothes, especially fine and expensive clothes | Attire |
| To dress up or be dressed up | Attire |
| To please greatly; to win over by special charm | Captivate |
| Quick and sure; skillful at handling | Deft |
| Working with great care and effort | Diligent |
| The total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another | Eclipse |
| To develop and change gradually over time | Evolve |
| Having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned | Innate |
| To write, print, or etch into as a permanent record | Inscribe |
| The way one holds one's body; a pose or position | Posture |
| To assume a particular position, especially a pretended one | Posture |
| Something that covers or hides from view | Shroud |
| Cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial | Shroud |
| To cut off the air from; to smother | Stifle |
| To hold back; to check | Stifle |
| Not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain | Tentative |
| Calm;peaceful | Tranquil |
| Able to do many different things or to be used in many different ways | Versatile |