Sixth Grade Vocabulary Word List

This sixth grade vocabulary list was built from an analysis of difficult words that appear in
basal readers and other books commonly taught in the 6th grade. Those words were then
analyzed to see how often they appeared on English Language Arts state tests given in the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades. This vocabulary word list is free and printable, but is also
available through our systematic vocabulary development program, The Word Up Project,
which has been proven to raise scores. You can also view the word lists of the other levels of
The Word Up Project.

Abandon Eclipse Objective

abundant economy obstacle
access eerie omniscient
accommodate effect onset
accumulate efficient optimist
adapt elaborate originate
adhere eligible
agony elude Painstaking
allegiance encounter paraphrase
ambition equivalent parody
ample erupt persecute
anguish esteem plummet
anticipate evolve possess
anxious exaggerate poverty
apparel excel precise
appeal exclude predicament
apprehensive expanse predict
arid exploit prejudice
arrogant extinct preliminary
awe extract primitive
priority
Barren Factor prominent
beacon former propel
beneficial formulates prosecute
blunder fuse prosper
boisterous futile provoke
boycott pursue
burden Generate
genre Quest
Campaign
capacity Habitat Recount
capital hazardous refuge
chronological hoax reinforce
civic hostile reluctant
clarity remorse
collaborate Idiom remote
collide ignite resolute
commend immense restrain
commentary improvises retaliate
compact inept retrieve
composure inevitable rigorous
concise influence rural
consent ingenious
consequence innovation Salvage
conserve intimidate sanctuary
conspicuous siege
constant Jovial significant
contaminate solar
context Knack soothe
continuous stationary
controversy Leeway stifle
convenient legislation strive
cope leisure subordinate
cordial liberate subsequent
cultivate likeness superior
cumulative linger supplement
literal swarm
Declare loathe
deluge lure Tangible
dense terminate
deplete Majority terrain
deposit makeshift trait
designate manipulate transform
desperate marvel transport
deteriorate massive treacherous
dialogue maximum
diligent meager Unanimous
diminish mere unique
discretion migration unruly
dissent mimic urban
dissolve minute
distinct monotonous Vacate
diversity verdict
domestic Negotiate verge
dominate vibrant
drastic vital
duration vow
dwell