GR 6 Voc Words 3rd QTR

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THIRD Quarter Vocabulary Words

Reading 6

The Little Prince

1. Thunderstruck- to strike dumb, astonished


2. Yonder- at or in that place, over there
3. Essential- extremely important and necessary
4. Embarrassed- to make someone feel confused, and foolish in front of other
people
5. Monotonous- use to describe something that is boring because it is always the
same
6. Neglected- to fail to take care of or to give attention to (someone or
something)
7. Tame- not wild, trained to obey people
8. Rites- act that is part of a usually religious ceremony

Lesson 1: Delayed Delivery

1. Pronouncement- an official public statement


2. Winced- to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain)
3. Operative- ready for use
4. Retrieved- to get and bring something back from a place.
5. Inevitable- incapable of being avoided or evaded
6. Stifle- to stop (someone) from doing or expressing something
7. Consternation- feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something
unexpected
8. Ecstatic- very happy/excited
9. Admonishments- a firm warning or reprimand
10. Muster- to bring together as for inspection

Lesson 2: Scent of Filipinos

1. Peculiar- strange or unusual


2. Quack- a pretender to medical skill
3. Latter- being the last mentioned of two
4. Debate- a discussion between people in which they express difference about
something
5. Convulsing- shaking violently or uncontrollably
6. Resolve- to find an answer
7. Issues- point under dispute
8. Argues- to give reason
9. Rituals- a system or form of rites; ceremony
10. Conjured- to make something appear with the use of magic.
Lesson 3: Words that Tell Stories

1. Harpsichord- a stringed instrument resembling a grand piano but usually


having two keyboards and two or more strings for each note and producing
tones by the plucking of strings with plectra
2. Carriage- coach; car

Lesson 4: A Little Culture

1. Moan- groan, sob, cry


2. Groan- whimper
3. Drafty- breezy, gusty
4. Dreary- dull; uninteresting
5. Mutter- to murmur complainingly or angrily: GRUMBLE
6. Culture- way of life; lifestyle

Lesson 5: Listen to the Angels Laughing

1. Paw- animal foot having claws


2. Squat- crouch; sit on one’s heels
3. Hammock- a sling made of fabric, rope or netting suspended between two
points used for swinging, sleeping or resting.
4. Fluff- gentle rubbing
5. Marmalade cat- a cat whose fur is dark orange with small stripes of yellow and
brown
6. Braided hair- twisted or woven hair
7. Foamy- frothy; bubbly
8. Brocade- dress made of fabric or silk

Lesson 6: Hudhud: The Story of Aliguyon

1. Glisten- shine; sparkle


2. Dart- rush; a quick movement
3. Glitter- to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light
4. Blot- dot; mark
5. Majesty- royal power

Lesson 7: Agapito Flores: Filipino Inventor

1. Consumer- a person who purchases goods and services for personal use.
2. Devising- planning or inventing (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism)
by careful thought.
3. Radiated- denoting energy emitted in the form of rays or waves.
4. Patent- is the granting of a property right by a sovereign authority to an
inventor.
5. Imitate- copy or simulate.
6. Fluorescent bulb- is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that
uses fluorescence to produce visible light.

Lesson 8: Only Selfless Love

1. Selfless- unselfish
2. Hundredfold- limitless
3. Reigns- rules
4. Struggle- to make effort
5. Bind- unites
6. Mercy- compassion
7. Faith- loyalty
8. Rejoice- to feel joy

Lesson 9: Story of the Rainbow

1. Busybodies- meddlers
2. Pomp- showy
3. Chuckled- laughed in a quiet manner
4. Superficial- shallow
5. Scarce- not plentiful
6. Quarrelling- arguing
7. Poinsettia- any of several spurges (genus Euphorbia) with flower clusters
subtended by showy involucral bracts
8. Majority- a number greater than half of the total
9. Interrupt- break in by speaking while another is speaking
10. Serenity- quiet; peaceful
11. Gaiety- merrymaking
12. Trumpet- a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually
metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell
13. Pumpkin- is a plump, nutritious orange vegetable, and a highly nutrient dense
food.
14. Relentlessly- in an unceasingly intense or harsh way.
15. Dominate- to have a commanding or controlling power over.

Lesson 10: Jimmy Jet and the TV Set

1. Antennae- a rod, wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or


television signals.
2. Knobs- a small rounded handles
3. Plugged- A fitting, commonly with two metal prongs for insertion in a fixed
socket, used to connect an appliance to a power supply.
4. Pale- lacking in brightness
5. Lean- lacking in flesh or fat
6. Bottom- buttocks
7. Tune- to adjust a tv receiver so as to receive broadcast

Lesson 11: Origin of the Greek Gods and Goddesses

1. Foreboding- having a premonition esp. of misfortune


2. Hideous- ugly; horrible
3. Chaos- complete disorder
4. Immediately- done at once
5. Existence- living
6. Swaddling- binding (an infant) in bands of garments or cloth
7. Origin- beginning
8. Monstrous- very large; enormous
9. Skillful- expert
10. Resemble- to be like or similar to
11. Stature- status gained (as by achievement)
12. Offspring- young
13. Resented-feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person)
14. Secrete- give off
15. Wage- to engage in or carry on

Lesson 12: Pandora’s Box

1. Forethought- consideration for the future


2. Deceived- believe an untruth
3. Immensely- hugely
4. Forbade- banned
5. Mortal- subject to death
6. Plague- a destructive, contagious bacterial disease
7. Snuck- moved in secretive manner
8. Forbidden- prevented
9. Mischief- source of harm or irritation
10. Torment- cause of suffering of mind and body

Lesson 13: Carl Sagan Speaks for Earth

1. Luminous-clear
2. Remote-far
3. Astonishing- surprising
4. Faint- weak
5. Cosmos- universe
6. Distinguished- excellent
7. Fragile- easily broken, delicate
8. Agony- extreme physical or mental suffering.
9. Exquisite- pleasingly beautiful
10. Nevertheless- in spite of that; however
11. Transcribed- work a copy of
12. Interstellar- located among the stars
13. Glare- shine with a harsh dazzling light
14. Astronomer- one who studied the science of objects and matter beyond the
earth’s atmosphere
15. Expedition- a journey for a particular purpose

Lesson 14: Meditation of a Broken World

1. Efficiently- productively
2. Thorough- complete; careful
3. Wept- cried
4. Ruins- remains of something destroyed
5. Annoyance- act of bothering or teasing
6. Race- family, tribe, people, or nation of the same stock
7. Smoldering- burning and smoking without flame
8. Furnace- enclosed structure in which heat is produced
9. Meditation- act of contemplating or thinking
10. Society- part of a community bound together by common interest and
standards

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