Unit One - Words 1-10 - Grade Six

Definition Context Clues

Synonyms Antonyms

Definition More

Context Clues

apparel compress dispatch expressly forsakebesiege denounce douse famished gainful

100 points - Definition

to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble

besiege

200 points - Definition

to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish

douse

300 points - Definition

forsake

to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

400 points - Definitionto press together; to reduce in size or

volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

compress

500 points - Definition

gainful

profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage

100 points – Context Clues

Since no food or water had been provided before the race, those who

reached the finish line were _________.

famished

200 points – Context Clues

The bank officer received a _________ that told him to close early for the day.

dispatch

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

400 points – Context Clues

It was ________ for the woman to be able to type so well. It helped her to get

the job.

gainful

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

100 points - Synonyms

explicitly

expressly

200 points - Synonyms

attire

apparel

300 points - Synonyms

slay

dispatch

400 points - Synonyms

encircle, hound

besiege

500 points - Synonyms

moneymaking

gainful

100 points - Antonyms

expand

compress

200 points - Antonyms

keep

forsake

300 points - Antonyms

acclaim

denounce

400 points - Antonyms

satiated

famished

500 points - Antonyms

kindle, dehydrate

douse

100 points – Definition

to condemn openly; to accuse formally

denounce

200 points – Definition

suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something

famished

300 points – Definition

clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration

apparel

400 points- Definition

plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose

expressly

500 points- Definition

to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an official message; promptness, speed; the act

of killing

dispatch

100 points – More Context I _________ the sponge before I could

wipe the counter top.

doused

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

300 points – More ContextThe little kitten had been _________ at the farm, so the farmer took it in and kept it in

the barn.

forsaken

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

500 points – More Context

The babushka worn by my Slovak grandmother was part of her traditional

_________.

apparel