125 words every 6th grader should know - List 5

Fill in the blank: adequate: adj. ________ for the purpose

• suitable

• inadequate

• insufficient

• unfit

Fill in the blank: contemplate: v. ________ deeply on a subject

• think

• ignore

• forget

• overlook

Fill in the blank: devastate: v. cause extensive ________ or ruin utterly

• destruction

• construction

• repair

• growth

Fill in the blank: evaluate: v. estimate the ________, ability or significance of

• value

• cost

• weight

• size

Fill in the blank: factor: n. anything that contributes ________ to a result

• positively

• negatively

• indirectly

• randomly

Fill in the blank: immature: adj. ________ in behavior or emotional development

• immature

• mature

• advanced

• developed

Fill in the blank: interject: v. speak abruptly, especially as an ________

• interjection

• interruption

• aside

• exclamation

Fill in the blank: linger: v. remain present although waning or gradually ________

• disappearing

• increasing

• growing

• expanding

Fill in the blank: nurture: v. help develop; help ________

• grow

• decline

• shrink

• wither

Fill in the blank: precision: n. the quality of being ________

• exact

• vague

• random

• approximate