6th Grade Word List: Language Arts

a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent); preceding in time or order

relating to or being in apposition

the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; a graphic or vivid verbal description

sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document

practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction

a written evaluation of a work of literature; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

vocabulary that is for a specific group of people

the form of rhyme (rhyming) which uses sameness of sound of the last words of lines from the vowels in their stressed syllables to their ends

exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue

the events of a dramatic or narrative plot following the climax

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

indicate by signs

a communication tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationships between them.

explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music

not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with

according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated

a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

study of myths; collection of myths

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

any account of connected events, presented to a reader or listener in a sequence of written or spoken words, or in a sequence of pictures

the motion of one object relative to another; the act of passing from one state or place to the next

appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original

adjective that modifies the noun or a pronoun in a sentence

a word in the nominative case that completes a copulative verb, such as son in the sentence Charlie is my son

principal character in a work of fiction; main character in a drama; leader of a cause; champion

a remark that calls attention to something or someone; the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

a part of a book or play in which more things start to happen, the rising action leads to the climax

combine two or more simple sentences to form a more complex or sophisticated sentence.

the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

give a summary of; be a summary of

practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations

integrate; compose; combine so as to form a new, complex product

a place from which something can be viewed; a mental position from which things are viewed