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6th Grade Spelling & Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| meager | insufficient amount |
| awry | go wrong |
| portal | entryway; gateway |
| sextet | group of six |
| monotone | a way of talking without lowering or raising the tone of voice |
| puerile | babyish and immature |
| commenced | began |
| snivel | to cry or whine with snuffling |
| somber | having a dull or dark color; serious |
| mausoleum | burial place for a single family; tomb |
| surreptitiously | secretly |
| loquacious | talkative |
| tittered | giggled |
| mortified | humiliated or shamed |
| jocose | playful |
| quell | to suppress; to put an end to |
| proximity | nearness in place |
| distraught | very upset; worked-up |
| garbed | dressed in a particular manner |
| mane | long, thick hair |