Fifth and Sixth Grade Vocabulary Pages with Definitions and Sentences 5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages

5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages Index

Vocabulary/Spelling Words  08/23/05

 

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

I’m 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 one’s 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.