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English Vocabulary · Grade 6 Live Review Preview

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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51aggregateverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: aggregate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

to collect separate items into a total or wholeThe website can aggregate rainfall records from many weather stations.
52compileverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: compile is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

to collect information and arrange it in an organized formStudents compile their field notes into a shared report.
53datasetnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: dataset is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

an organized collection of related facts or measurementsThe dataset contains daily temperatures from twenty cities.
54recordnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: record is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

stored information about an event, person, or measurementThe ship's log provides a record of the entire voyage.
55frameworknoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: framework is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

a basic structure that supports or organizes ideasThe outline provides a framework for the research paper.
56protocolnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: protocol is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

an established set of rules or steps for a procedureThe laboratory protocol requires goggles and closed shoes.
57subsetnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: subset is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

a smaller group whose members are also part of a larger setThe survey examined a subset of the town's households.
58simulateverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: simulate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

to copy the conditions or behavior of a real systemThe computer model can simulate the movement of a hurricane.
59synthesizeverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply.

to combine information from several sources into a new understandingThe final paragraph should synthesize evidence from all three articles.
60parameternoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: parameter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

a limit, condition, or measurable value that defines a systemThe program lets users change each parameter in the model.
61approximationnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

a value or description that is close but not exactRounding 398 to 400 gives a useful approximation.
62calibrateverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: calibrate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

to adjust an instrument so that it measures accuratelyTechnicians calibrate the scale before weighing the samples.
63dimensionnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

a measurable feature such as length, width, height, or depthMeasure each dimension of the box before designing its cover.
64extrapolateverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: extrapolate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

to estimate an unknown value by extending a pattern in known informationScientists extrapolate future sea levels from the measured trend.
65marginnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: margin is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

an amount by which a result differs from a limit or another valueThe team won by a margin of three points.
66precisionnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.

the quality of being exact and carefully measuredBuilding the model requires precision because each piece must fit.
67proportional relationshipnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Term structure: proportional + relationship. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

a relationship in which two quantities change while keeping the same ratioThe table shows a proportional relationship because every ticket costs the same amount.
68magnitudenoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: magnitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

the size, amount, or extent of somethingThe magnitude of the earthquake was recorded by several stations.
69variancenoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.

the amount by which values differ from one another or from an expected valueLow variance means the repeated measurements stayed close together.
70unitnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: unit is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

a standard amount used for measurementThe meter is a unit used to measure length.
71conferverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: confer is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

to discuss something in order to exchange ideas or make a decisionThe judges confer privately before announcing the winner.
72consensusnoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: consensus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

general agreement among the members of a groupAfter a long discussion, the council reached a consensus.
73conveyverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: convey is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

to communicate or make an idea or feeling knownThe photograph can convey the scale of the flood.
74discoursenoun
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Base-form focus: discourse is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

serious spoken or written discussion about a subjectThe debate encouraged respectful discourse about public transportation.
75emphasizeverb
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Field: Grade 6 academic reasoning word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply.

to give special importance or attention to somethingBold type can emphasize the report's main finding.

Vocabulary reading and practice

Page 3 vocabulary review

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Vocabulary quiz

Complete 5 review questions for this page.

1. The website can ___ rainfall records from many weather stations.

Answer: aggregate

2. Scientists ___ future sea levels from the measured trend.

Answer: extrapolate

3. Students ___ their field notes into a shared report.

Answer: compile

4. The team won by a ___ of three points.

Answer: margin

5. The ___ contains daily temperatures from twenty cities.

Answer: dataset

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