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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 201–225 of 500
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
201	borderland	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: borderland is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The borderland blended languages and traditions from both nations.
202	cartography	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Modern cartography uses satellite images to show changing coastlines.
203	hemisphere	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: hemisphere is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Australia lies mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
204	latitude	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: latitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Places at high latitude often have cold winters.
205	longitude	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: longitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Sailors use longitude with latitude to locate a position.
206	metropolitan	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: metropolitan is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The metropolitan rail system connects downtown with nearby suburbs.
207	region	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: region is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Heavy rainfall is common throughout the coastal region.
208	topography	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Root and suffix focus: -graphy relates to writing, recording, or describing.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The steep topography made road construction difficult.
209	tributary	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: tributary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The creek is a tributary of the main river.
210	watershed	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: watershed is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Pollution anywhere in the watershed can reach the reservoir.
211	artifact	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: artifact is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The clay bowl is an artifact from the ancient settlement.
212	chronicle	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: chronicle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The monk's chronicle describes several years of drought.
213	civilization	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Suffix focus: -ization forms a noun for a process of making or becoming.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The river supported a civilization of farmers and traders.
214	dynasty	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: dynasty is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The dynasty governed the kingdom for nearly two centuries.
215	empire	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: empire is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Roads helped the empire move soldiers and messages quickly.
216	legacy	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: legacy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The scientist's legacy includes both discoveries and trained students.
217	oral history	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: oral + history. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The museum preserves oral history from former factory workers.
218	primary source	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: primary + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	A soldier's letter is a primary source about the battle.
219	secondary source	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Term structure: secondary + source. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	A modern textbook is a secondary source about the revolution.
220	society	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: society is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Trade shaped the society that developed around the harbor.
221	annex	verb Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: annex is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The city voted to annex the land beside the highway.
222	colonial	adjective Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: colonial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The museum restored a colonial house built by early settlers.
223	conquest	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: conquest is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The conquest changed the region's government and language.
224	diplomacy	noun Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: diplomacy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	Diplomacy prevented the border dispute from becoming a war.
225	displace	verb Study Field: Grade 6 civics and social studies word Word study: Base-form focus: displace is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	Reviewed Cantonese equivalent not yet available.	The reservoir project may displace several farming families.

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