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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.

1. 모으다 2. 합산하다The 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.

엮다Students 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.

데이터세트The 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.

1. 기록 2. 기록 자료The 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.

1. 골격 2. 뼈대 3. 틀거리The 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.

1. 프로토콜 2. 의전 3. 조서The 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.

부분집합(部分集合)The 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.

1. 모의실험하다 2. 모사하다The 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.

1. 종합하다 2. 통합하다The 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.

매개변수The 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.

어림Rounding 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.

교정하다Technicians 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.

1. 치수 2. 크기Measure 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.

추정하다Scientists 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.

1. 격차 2. 차이The 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.

1. 정교 2. 정밀 3. 엄밀Building 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.

비례 관계The 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.

크기The 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.

편차Low 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.

단위The 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.

1. 협의하다 2. 상의하다The 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.

1. 합의(合意) 2. 합의 3. 공감대After 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.

전하다The 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.

1. 담론 2. 본론 3. 강론The 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.

강조(强調)하다Bold type can emphasize the report's main finding.

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