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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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | archetype | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: archetype is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 原型 2. 祖型 | The wise guide is an archetype in myths from many cultures. |
| 102 | climax | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: climax is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 快感の絶頂 | The climax occurs when the climber must choose whether to turn back. |
| 103 | confidant | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: confidant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 腹心 | The princess tells her loyal attendant everything because he is her confidant. |
| 104 | dilemma | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: dilemma is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ジレンマ | The character faces a dilemma when honesty may hurt her friend. |
| 105 | dynamic | adjective StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: dynamic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 動的 | The selfish prince is a dynamic character who learns generosity. |
| 106 | exposition | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 提示部 | The exposition explains why the family moved to the island. |
| 107 | flashback | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: flashback is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. フラッシュバック 2. 回想シーン | A flashback reveals how the two rivals first met. |
| 108 | resolution | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -tion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. 分解 2. 分離 | In the resolution, the neighbors rebuild the damaged garden together. |
| 109 | static | adjective StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: static is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 静的 | The stubborn mayor is a static character who ignores every warning. |
| 110 | suspense | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: suspense is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 不安 | The ticking clock creates suspense during the rescue scene. |
| 111 | antithesis | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Prefix focus: anti- means against or opposed to. | 1. 対照 2. アンチテーゼ | The speech presents courage as the antithesis of surrender. |
| 112 | hyperbole | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: hyperbole is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 誇張 | “I waited a thousand years” is hyperbole, not a literal claim. |
| 113 | onomatopoeia | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: onomatopoeia is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 擬音語 2. 擬声語 3. 擬態語 | “Buzz” is onomatopoeia because it sounds like the noise of a bee. |
| 114 | oxymoron | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: oxymoron is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 撞着語法 2. 矛盾語法 | “Deafening silence” is an oxymoron. |
| 115 | paradox | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: paradox is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 矛盾 2. パラドックス | “Less is more” is a paradox about the power of simplicity. |
| 116 | pun | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: pun is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 駄洒落 2. 洒落 3. 語呂合わせ | The bakery sign's bread joke is a pun. |
| 117 | satire | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: satire is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 風刺 2. 皮肉 | The play uses satire to expose the mayor's vanity. |
| 118 | comparison | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: comparison is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 比較 | The essay makes a comparison between two creation myths. |
| 119 | understatement | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result. | 婉曲法 | Calling a hurricane “a little wind” is an understatement. |
| 120 | wordplay | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: wordplay is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 言葉遊び | The riddle depends on wordplay involving “sole” and “soul.” |
| 121 | chronological | adjective StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: chronological is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 経時的 | The biography presents the inventor's life in chronological order. |
| 122 | digression | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 余談 | The paragraph about lunch is a digression from the essay's argument. |
| 123 | excerpt | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: excerpt is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 抜粋 2. 抄録 | We read an excerpt from the explorer's journal. |
| 124 | pace | noun StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Base-form focus: pace is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 速度を保つ 2. 速度 3. ペース | Short sentences quicken the pace of the chase scene. |
| 125 | analogous | adjective StudyField: Grade 6 language and literature word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 類似した | The two plots are analogous because each follows a child searching for home. |
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Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Vocabulary.com: Grade 6 Essential Vocabulary
- Flocabulary: 6th Grade Vocabulary Word List
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Vocabulary Power: Grade 6, ISBN 0-07-826224-0 (bibliographic calibration only).