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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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Words 251–275 of 500
#WordDetailsMeaningSample sentence
251habitat protectionnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

ochrona siedliskHabitat protection helped the sea turtles return to the beach.
252deforestationnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

wylesianieDeforestation can destroy habitats and increase soil erosion.
253ecosystem servicenoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

usługa ekosystemowaPollination is an ecosystem service provided by insects.
254emissionnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

emisjaThe factory installed filters to reduce each harmful emission.
255invasiveadjective
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.

inwazyjnyThe invasive vine covered trees and blocked sunlight.
256finite resourcenoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

skończone zasobyPetroleum is a finite resource that forms extremely slowly.
257pollutantnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

substancja zanieczyszczająca środowiskoMercury is a pollutant that can accumulate in fish.
258regenerativeadjective
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.

regeneracyjnyRegenerative farming practices rebuild soil instead of exhausting it.
259sustainabilitynoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

Word study: Suffix focus: -ability forms a noun for the capacity to have a quality or perform an action.

zrównoważony rozwójThe farm improved sustainability by rebuilding the soil.
260watershed managementnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

zarządzanie działem wodnymWatershed management reduced erosion near the reservoir.
261continental driftnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

wędrówka kontynentówContinental drift explains why matching fossils occur on distant shores.
262lithospherenoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

litosferaThe lithosphere is divided into moving tectonic plates.
263abrasionnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

abrazjaWindblown sand causes abrasion on exposed rock.
264rupturenoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

złamanieThe earthquake began with a rupture deep beneath the valley.
265geologicadjective
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

geologicznyFossils reveal changes across geologic time.
266mantlenoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

płaszczSlow movement in the mantle helps drive plate motion.
267crystalline solidnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

krystaliczne ciało stałeSalt is a crystalline solid with cube-shaped crystals.
268plate tectonicsnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

tektonika płytPlate tectonics explains many earthquakes and volcanoes.
269depositionnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

depozycjaRiver deposition formed a sandbar near the bend.
270chemical weatheringnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

wietrzenie chemiczneAcidic water causes chemical weathering in limestone.
271air massnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

masa powietrzaA cold air mass moved south across the plains.
272barometernoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

barometrThe falling barometer warned sailors of an approaching storm.
273cloud formationnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

tworzenie się chmurCloud formation begins when rising air cools.
274convectionnoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

konwekcjaConvection carries warm air upward and cool air downward.
275boundarynoun
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Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word

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

granicaStorms formed near the boundary between warm and cold air.

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