6th. Grade Spelling List No. 7
6th
Grade Spelling List
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1. graphic written; vivid adj.
2. photography "light writing"; the making of likenesses with cameras n.
3. graphite the carbon used in pencils n.
4. seismograph "earthquake writing"; a device for measuring and recording earthquakes n.
5. telegram "far writing"; a message sent by telegraph n.
6. epigram a short, witty saying n.
PREFIXES The Greek prefixes mon- and mono- mean "one."
7. depress to discourage; to press down v.
8. descend to go down (from a higher place) v.
9 deposited put, laid, or set down v..
10. defunct no longer living or existing adj.
11. depreciate to go down in value v.
12. descendant one who comes down from a common ancestor n.
13. degrade to lower in standing or worth v.
14. deprive to withhold something from v.
15. demote to lower in rank v.
16. deduct to take away; subtract v.
17. superb of supreme excellence or beauty; splendid adj.
18. supervisor the one who oversees work n.
19. supersonic of sounds beyond the limit of the human ear to hear adj.
20. superior of higher rank, quality, or importance adj.
21. supernatural relating to more than the natural universe; relating to God adj.
SUFFIXES The suffix -ity means "state, quality, act of." It is used to form nouns.
22. Christianity the religion based on Jesus Christ and the Bible n.
23. neutrality a nation's policy of not taking sides in a war n.
24. severity strictness; sternness n.
25. prosperity success; wealth n.
26. immunity the body's ability to resist an infection or disease n.
27. conformity the state of being in agreement; likeness n.
28. absurdity that which is ridiculous or silly n.
29. locality a place; a region; the surrounding area n.
30. inequality the lack of sameness n.
31. priority that which comes before in order of importance n.
32. captivity the state of being held against one's will; imprisonment n.
33. clarity the state of being clear n.
34. purity the state of being physically and morally clean n.
35. sanity soundness of mind and judgment n.