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Grade 6 ELA
Vocab Unit 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beacon | a light or other signal that warns and guide |
| berserk | Violently and destructively enraged |
| celestial | having to do with the sky or heaven |
| Chasten | to punish |
| confiscate | to seize by authority |
| data | information |
| detract | to take away from |
| encounter | a meeting |
| epic | a long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes |
| Pantomime | A play or story performed without words by actors only gestures |
| Pessimist | one who believes it turned worse |
| Precaution | Care taken beforehand |
| Prosecute | to bring before a court of law for trial |
| puncture | a small hole made by a sharp object |
| Retaliate | to get revenge |
| sham | fake, not genuine |
| Uncouth | unrefined, crude awkard |
| underscore | to draw alive under |
| wholesome | Healthy |
| wistful | full of melancholy yearning it longing, sad, pensive |