Fifth and Sixth Grade Vocabulary Pages with Definitions and Sentences 5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages
5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages Index
1. Appliance A machine or device used for a special purpose
Dad bought Mom a new appliance for the kitchen.
2. Attack An assault, an aggression against another
The attack was completely unexpected.
3. Bomb An explosive device
They found an old bomb buried in the desert.
4. Calendar A record of days, months, and years
Let me check my calendar to see if I can go.
5. Clothe To dress or to put clothing on a thing
Try to clothe your little sister.
6. Colony A group of people or animals living together
The Jamestown colony came first in 1607.
7. Decay Rot, fall apart, spoil, beakdown
The decay had destroyed several of his teeth.
8. Dominant Commanding, controlling, in charge
The dominant feeling at the meeting was sadness.
9. Frugal Careful with money, conserving, cheap
Sometimes I think she is just too frugal.
10. Guide A person or thing that show the correct path
Im afraid our tour guide is lost again.
11. Handle A projection designed for holding an object
He grabbed the handle and lifted the case.
12. Melon A sweet, juicy, hard-rind fruit of the gourd family
The melon was sweet and very juicy.
13. Memorable Easy to remember, remarkable
The most memorable thing was meeting an astronaut.
14. Overrule To out vote, to go against a decision by others
The judge decided to overrule or decision.
15. Preschool Education or training taking place before regular school
My little sister goes to preschool every day.
16. Quartet A group of four
The string quartet played beautiful music.
17. Recitation A public reading or speech
I was late to the recitation and missed his poetry reading.
18. Squirrel A bushy tailed small to medium sized tree living rodent
We caught the pesky little squirrel in our trap.
19. Vacant Empty, unoccupied
There is nothing there but a vacant lot.
20. Triple A set of three, three times as many
I asked for a triple-decker ice cream cone.
21. Vain Conceited, boastful, full of ones own importance
She was so vain that nobody would sit near her.
22. Veil A piece of cloth or a screen covering the face
She had to lift the veil in order to see where she was going.
23. Victory A win, success, overcoming an opponent
That win was our first victory of the season.
24. Visual Based on vision or eyesight
I had to take a visual acuity test to check my vision.
25. Auditory Based on hearing
With the headphones on I get no auditory input.