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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 101–125 of 500
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
101	archetype	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: archetype is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a familiar model of a character, event, or idea found in many stories	The wise guide is an archetype in myths from many cultures.
102	climax	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: climax is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the point of greatest tension or importance in a story	The climax occurs when the climber must choose whether to turn back.
103	confidant	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: confidant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a trusted person with whom someone shares private thoughts	The princess tells her loyal attendant everything because he is her confidant.
104	dilemma	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: dilemma is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a difficult choice between two undesirable options	The character faces a dilemma when honesty may hurt her friend.
105	dynamic	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: dynamic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	changing in an important way during a story	The selfish prince is a dynamic character who learns generosity.
106	exposition	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	the opening information that introduces a story's setting and characters	The exposition explains why the family moved to the island.
107	flashback	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: flashback is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a scene that interrupts the present to show an earlier event	A flashback reveals how the two rivals first met.
108	resolution	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	the part of a story in which the main conflict is settled	In the resolution, the neighbors rebuild the damaged garden together.
109	static	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: static is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	remaining essentially unchanged throughout a story	The stubborn mayor is a static character who ignores every warning.
110	suspense	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: suspense is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an anxious feeling about what may happen next	The ticking clock creates suspense during the rescue scene.
111	antithesis	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Prefix focus: anti- means against or opposed to.	a strong contrast between opposite ideas	The speech presents courage as the antithesis of surrender.
112	hyperbole	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: hyperbole is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or humor	“I waited a thousand years” is hyperbole, not a literal claim.
113	onomatopoeia	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: onomatopoeia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a word whose sound imitates the noise it names	“Buzz” is onomatopoeia because it sounds like the noise of a bee.
114	oxymoron	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: oxymoron is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a phrase that combines words with opposite meanings	“Deafening silence” is an oxymoron.
115	paradox	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: paradox is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth	“Less is more” is a paradox about the power of simplicity.
116	pun	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: pun is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a joke that uses the different meanings or sounds of words	The bakery sign's bread joke is a pun.
117	satire	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: satire is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	humor or exaggeration used to criticize foolish behavior	The play uses satire to expose the mayor's vanity.
118	comparison	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: comparison is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	an examination of similarities or differences between things	The essay makes a comparison between two creation myths.
119	understatement	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.	language that makes something seem less important or serious than it is	Calling a hurricane “a little wind” is an understatement.
120	wordplay	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: wordplay is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	clever or humorous use of word meanings and sounds	The riddle depends on wordplay involving “sole” and “soul.”
121	chronological	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: chronological is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	arranged in the order that events happened	The biography presents the inventor's life in chronological order.
122	digression	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	a temporary move away from the main subject	The paragraph about lunch is a digression from the essay's argument.
123	excerpt	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: excerpt is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	a short section taken from a larger work	We read an excerpt from the explorer's journal.
124	pace	noun Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: pace is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the speed at which a story or activity develops	Short sentences quicken the pace of the chase scene.
125	analogous	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	similar in a way that makes a useful comparison possible	The two plots are analogous because each follows a child searching for home.

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1. “Deafening silence” is an ___.

Answer: oxymoron

2. The ___ occurs when the climber must choose whether to turn back.

Answer: climax

3. “Less is more” is a ___ about the power of simplicity.

Answer: paradox

4. The princess tells her loyal attendant everything because he is her ___.

Answer: confidant

5. The bakery sign's bread joke is a ___.

Answer: pun

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