6th. Grade Spelling List No. 1              

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ROOTS                The Greek roots aster and astr mean “star”.

 

1.                  asterisk                  a mark (*) that resembles a star n.

2.                  astrology                the false belief that stars tell the future n.

3.                  astronomy             the scientific study of the stars and all the heavenly bodies n.

4.                  astronaut               a traveler in outer space n.

5.                  disastrous             causing much suffering and loss. adj.

 

PREFIXES          The Latin prefixes con- and com- mean “with, together, completely.”

 

6.                  commercial          having to do with business or trade adj.

7.                  companion           forced; commanded v.

8.                  compelled            forced; commanded v.

9.                  compare                to point out similarities or differences v.

10.              compassionate  sympathetic adj.

11.              complain                to find fault with v.

12.              complex                 complicated; having a number of parts adj.

13.              contrite                 feeling deeply sorry for having sinned adj.

14.              compose                to make up; to put together v.

15.              compound           having two or more parts put together adj.

16.              comprehensive      complete; including all areas adj.

17.              compromise          the settling of a disagreement by both sides giving up something n.

 

18.              compulsive              having to do with an impulse that is hard to resist; habitual adj.

19.              conceal                    to hide v.

20.              conceit                   vanity n.

21.              concentration       close attention n.

22.              concept                  an idea n.

23.              compact                  closely and firmly packed; taking little space adj.

24.              conclusion               the end or last part n.

25.              concrete                  real; can be known by the senses adj.

26.              condemn               to declare guilty; to sentence v.

27.              condescend         to come down to another’s mental or social level v.

28.              confederate            one joined with another for support n.

29.              consent                 permission n.

30.              convert                    to change; to transform v.

 

SUFFIXES     The suffix –cy forms nouns that name “a state of.”

 

31.              buoyancy                the tendency to float n.

32.              consistency        faithfulness; firmness of character n.

33.              deficiency            shortage; inadequacy n.

34.              frequency               how often something happens n.

35.              privacy                    the state of being apart from others n.