6th grade unit 3 vocab

For which of the following would someone most likely hanker?

• a test

• a visit to the dentist

• a small pebble

• a favorite dessert

loom means to

• mix together different elements

• move back and forth rapidly

• hang over, as of something threatening or menacing

• to give off light

animated means:

• controlled

• having life, or vigor, or spirit

• to come into view

• a buzzing noise

Which of the following is likely to be singed?

• a dish of candy

• a mug of warm tea

• a pie cooling on a rack

• a marshmallow held over a fire

Which of the following is giving an oration?

• a woman giving a baby shower for a friend

• an excellent chef serving a meal

• an enthusiastic audience applauding a singer

• a school principal addressing a graduation class

indulge means to

• long for

• able to read and write

• spoil

• to reach a high point

seethe means to

• to boil

• to long for

• to establish the truth of

• to think over

drone means to

• fail to pay up

• talk in a monotonous voice

• deprive someone of something

• to give in to a wish or desire

brood means to

• walk with long steps

• to desert

• think moodily or anxiously about something

• boil

verify means to

• to make a buzzing sound

• full of life

• to reach a high point

• affirm