6th Grade Words Practice 1

Which word means "to gather together or accumulate over a period of time"?

• Disperse

• Diminish

• Accumulate

• Separate

What does the word "elaborate" mean?

• Simplify

• Complicate

• Detailed and complicated in design and planning

• Brief

Which word is synonymous with "respect and admiration"?

• Disdain

• Esteem

• Neglect

• Disregard

What is the opposite of the word "optimist"?

• Pessimist

• Realist

• Idealist

• Extrovert

What does the word "poverty" refer to?

• Wealth

• Prosperity

• The state of being extremely poor

• Generosity

What is the meaning of the word "collaborate"?

• To work jointly on an activity or project

• To deceive someone as a joke

• To feel deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

• To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

Which word means "a large number or amount"?

• Jovial

• Massive

• Refuge

• Leisure

What does "inevitable" mean?

• Capable of being seen or noticed

• Certain to happen; unavoidable

• To keep from waste, loss, or decay; save

• To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture

Which word describes something that is "not safe; dangerous"?

• Habitat

• Hazardous

• Hoax

• Hostile

What is the meaning of "conserve"?

• To give a detailed account in words of

• To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort

• To keep from waste, loss, or decay; save

• To make known publicly; to announce