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6th Grade Vocabulary
Lesson 7
| Word | (part of speech) Definition |
|---|---|
| amiss | (adj) faulty, not as it should be (adv) in a mistaken or improper way |
| brawl | (n) noisy fight |
| detest | (v) to hate, loathe |
| domestic | (adj) native to a country; relating to household life (n) a household servant |
| flagrant | (adj) extremely bad, glaring; scandalous |
| flaw | (n) fault or defect |
| fledgling | (n) inexperienced person, beginner; young bird learning to fly (adj) inexperienced |
| fluster | (v) to make or become confused (n) state of confusion |
| foremost | (adj) most important |
| momentum | (adj)force or speed with which something moves |
| notable | (adj) striking, remarkable (n) person who is outstanding in some way |
| nurture | (v) care for, to bring up |
| paradox | (n) self-contradictory statement that proves to be true |
| perjury | (n) the act of swearing to a lie |
| presume | (v) to take for granted, assume |
| prior | (adj) earlier, former |
| proficient | (adj) skilled, expert |
| salvo | (n) burst of gunfire or cannon shot, sudden burst of anything |
| vigilant | (adj) wide awake, alert |
| wrath | (n) intense anger |