6th. Grade Spelling List No. 14
6th
Grade Spelling List
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1. phonics the study of the sounds of letters n.
2. megaphone a device like a large cone for increasing the volume of voice and directing it n.
3. microphone an electronic device that picks up sound and magnifies it n.
4. telephone an instrument for carrying speech over distances n.
5. symphony a composition for a full orchestra n.
6. metropolis a large, important city n.
7. policeman a person who keeps order n.
8. politics the art or science of government n.
9. cosmopolitan representative of all the world; at home in all countries adj.
10. rupture a breaking apart n.
11. interrupt to break in upon an action or a conversation v.
12. abruptly broken off suddenly; curtly adv.
13. disrupt to break apart; to disturb v.
PREFIXES The prefix mist means "bad(ly); wrong(ly)." The prefixes ab- and abs- mean "awa (from), from."
14. misused not properly used or cared for adj.
15. misspell to spell incorrectly v.
16. misfortune bad luck; a bad occurrence n.
17. misplaced lost; not where it belongs adj.
18. misbehavior improper behavior n.
19. mispronounce to pronounce incorrectly v.
20. misconception a mistaken idea; misunderstanding n.
21. miscalculate to come up with the wrong answer; to miscount v.
22. absent not present adj.
23. abscond to go away secretly and hide v.
24. abstain to do without; to refrain from v.
25. absolve to free from blame v.
26. abnormal not like the majority; unusual adj.
27. abuse to use wrongly or improperly v.
28. absolute complete; pure adj.
SUFFIXES The suffix -tude means "state, quality, act of." It forms nouns
29. longitude length north and south n.
30. altitude the height of a thing above the earth's surface or above sea level n.
31. servitude slavery; forced labor as punishment n.
32. attitude a person's manner of acting or his feelings n.
33. aptitude talent; ability n.
34. solitude the state of being alone n.
35. magnitude greatness or size of importance n.