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

This lesson is from 08/02/04 (unrecorded) and is in the old 20 word format.

Vocabulary/Spelling Words 09/02/05

1. Stationary – Not moving

The post is stationary.

2. Busy – Occupied, in service, doing things

She is always busy.

3. Particular – This special one, just this

This particular pen is broken.

4. Nuclear – In the center, the main part, atomic

My nuclear family is made up of my parents and my sister.

5. Merely – Just, only, simply

She merely asked a question.

6. Cemetery – A burial place

We visited a huge Civil War cemetery.

7. Carriage –Wheels, a coach, the way a thing is carried

The carriage was made entirely of wood.

8. Theory – An idea, an explanation

I’m sure you have a theory about what really happened.

9. Minor – Small, little, less important

The painting is a minor work and not worth much.

10. Research – Looking for better ways to do things

Research has improved our lives in many ways.

11. Despair – To give up, to have no hope

Despair will not help us win this game.

12. Amateur – a beginner, not trained

An amateur can sometimes do a better job.

13. Circulate – To send around

Please circulate this picture of my lost puppy.

14. Stationery – Paper to write on

That is beautiful stationery!

15. Inferior – Weaker, poorer

The inferior paint all peeled off in a month.

16. Characteristics – One’s nature, traits, what describes one

What characteristics do you want your new dog to have?

17. Desirable – Good to have

Talent is a very desirable trait to have.

18. Volunteer – Someone who goes because they want to

I tried to volunteer but they already had too many players.

19. Aeronautics – The study of flight

Aeronautics is fascinating to me.

20. Unnecessary – Not needed

Hurting people is always unnecessary.