Unit One - Words 1-10 - Grade Six

1. apparel compress dispatch expressly forsake besiege denounce douse famished gainful More Context Clues Definition Context Clues Synonyms Definition Antonyms Unit One - Words 1-10 - Grade Six

2. 100 points - Definition to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble besiege

3. 200 points - Definition to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish douse

4. 300 points - Definition to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon forsake

5. 400 points - Definition to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury compress

6. 500 points - Definition profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage gainful

7. 100 points – Context Clues Since no food or water had been provided before the race, those who reached the finish line were _________. famished

8. 200 points – Context Clues The bank officer received a _________ that told him to close early for the day. dispatch

9. 300 points – Context Clues A computer is not a tool ________ meant for students. This tool is used is many industries and by people of all ages. expressly

10. 400 points – Context Clues It was ________ for the woman to be able to type so well. It helped her to get the job. gainful

11. 500 points – Context Clues The nervous student was ________ with worry since he had not at all prepared for the test even though it would decided whether he passed on to the next grade. besieged

12. 100 points - Synonyms explicitly expressly

13. 200 points - Synonyms attire apparel

14. 300 points - Synonyms slay dispatch

15. 400 points - Synonyms encircle, hound besiege

16. 500 points - Synonyms moneymaking gainful

17. 100 points - Antonyms expand compress

18. 200 points - Antonyms keep forsake

19. 300 points - Antonyms acclaim denounce

20. 400 points - Antonyms satiated famished

21. 500 points - Antonyms kindle, dehydrate douse

22. 100 points – Definition to condemn openly; to accuse formally denounce

23. 200 points – Definition suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something famished

24. 300 points – Definition clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration apparel

25. 400 points- Definition plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose expressly

26. 500 points- Definition to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing dispatch

27. 100 points – More Context I _________ the sponge before I could wipe the counter top. doused

28. 200 points – More Context The computer files were so large that they did not fit on the flash drive. First, we had to __________ them in a zip file. compress

29. 300 points – More Context The little kitten had been _________ at the farm, so the farmer took it in and kept it in the barn. forsaken

30. 400 points – More Context In some propaganda techniques used by advertisers, people rarely _______ a product. Instead they say that a percentage of people prefer a different product. denounce

31. 500 points – More Context The babushka worn by my Slovak grandmother was part of her traditional _________. apparel