Grade 6 Vocabulary Flashcards

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provoke

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to stimulate or incite someone to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger.

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evoke

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to bring or recall a feeling, memory, or image to the conscious mind.

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invoke

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to mention someone or something to make people feel a certain way.

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appease

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to make someone pleased or less angry by giving something desired.

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rouse

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to wake someone from sleep.

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wane

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to become smaller or less; to decrease in size or amount.

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ruckus

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a noisy argument or fight.

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thwarted

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to prevent someone from doing something.

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exacerbated

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to make a bad situation worse.

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impeded

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to slow the movement or progress of someone or something.