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6th Grade Vocabulary Words

Sixth-grade readers move beyond recognizing important words to examining how precise language shapes evidence, argument, literature, science, mathematics, history, and civic discussion. This level emphasizes context clues, Greek and Latin word parts, multiple meanings, source evaluation, and vocabulary that supports clear analytical speaking and writing.

This independently authored 500-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty pages of twenty-five words each. Words 1–300 include five cloze questions per page; words 301–500 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while the expanded practice layer is developed. Each row includes a subject-field label and an editable word-study note about a transparent affix, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base form. References calibrated level and coverage only; all learner-facing definitions and sample sentences are original KSSR copy.

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Words 76–100 of 500
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
76	mediate	verb Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: mediate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	vermitteln	A counselor agreed to mediate the dispute between the teams.
77	negotiate	verb Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: negotiate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	verhandeln	The two groups will negotiate how to share the meeting space.
78	rebut	verb Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: rebut is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	ablehnen	The scientist used new evidence to rebut the claim.
79	summarize	verb Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply.	zusammenfassen	At the end, summarize the article in two or three sentences.
80	tone	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: tone is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Stimmung	The letter's respectful tone made the criticism easier to accept.
81	affix	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: affix is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Affix 2. Zusatzsilbe	The suffix “-ful” is an affix that can turn a noun into an adjective.
82	cognate	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: cognate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Verwandte 2. Kognat 3. verwandt	The English word “family” is a cognate of the Spanish word “familia.”
83	connotation	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	1. Konnotation 2. Nebenbedeutung 3. Beiklang	The word “home” often has a warm connotation.
84	denotation	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	Denotation	The denotation of “dove” is a type of bird.
85	etymology	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Root and suffix focus: -logy means the study of a subject.	1. Etymologie 2. Herkunft 3. Wortherkunft	The etymology of “telephone” connects Greek roots meaning “far” and “sound.”
86	idiom	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: idiom is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Idiom 2. Redewendung 3. Redensart	“Break the ice” is an idiom about making people feel more comfortable.
87	morpheme	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: morpheme is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Morphem	The plural “-s” is a morpheme in the word “cats.”
88	diction	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: diction is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Ausdrucksweise 2. Diktion	The poet's formal diction creates a serious mood.
89	root	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: root is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Wurzel 2. Wurzeln	The root “spect” relates to looking or seeing.
90	syntax	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: syntax is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Satzlehre 2. Syntax	Changing the syntax can place more emphasis on the final idea.
91	alliteration	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	1. Alliteration 2. Stabreim	“Silver snakes slide” uses alliteration to create a hissing sound.
92	analogy	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: analogy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Analogie	The teacher used an analogy between the heart and a pump.
93	aside	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: aside is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. beiseite 2. zur Seite	In an aside, the actor revealed the villain's secret plan.
94	foreshadow	verb Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: foreshadow is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	andeuten	The cracked compass may foreshadow trouble during the voyage.
95	imagery	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: imagery is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. Einbildung 2. Fantasieprodukt 3. Geschöpf der Einbildung	The poem's imagery makes readers hear the rain on the roof.
96	irony	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: irony is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Ironie	There is irony in a fire station winning a prize for its flooded garden.
97	extended metaphor	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Term structure: extended + metaphor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	1. Konzetti 2. erweiterte Metapher	The poem's extended metaphor compares a difficult journey with sailing through a storm.
98	motif	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Base-form focus: motif is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Motiv	The recurring moon is a motif that appears whenever the hero feels lonely.
99	anthropomorphism	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	Anthropomorphismus	The talking fox in the fable is an example of anthropomorphism.
100	symbolism	noun Study Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	1. Symbolik 2. Symbolismus	The broken chain provides symbolism for freedom.

Vocabulary reading and practice

Finding the Root of a Dispute

Reading practice for pages 4–6. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

Two editors disagree about a sentence’s syntax. Their teacher helps mediate the discussion and asks them to identify the root of the confusion. Each editor may rebut an idea with evidence, then they negotiate a revision that preserves the meaning.

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Reading comprehension

1. What causes the disagreement?

The editors disagree about syntax.

2. Who helps mediate?

Their teacher helps mediate.

3. How do they settle the dispute?

They negotiate an evidence-based revision.

Vocabulary quiz

Choose the dictionary equivalent for each of 5 selected words.

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