6th. Grade Spelling List No. 15
6th
Grade Spelling List
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1. salvation deliverance from sin n.
2. salvage to save something after it appears to be lost v.
3. salute to greet with courtesy and kind words v.
4. salve a healing ointment n.
5. science the study of the wonders of the universe n.
6. conscious knowing; aware adj.
7. scribe a person who copies manuscripts n.
8. scribble to write carelessly or hastily v.
9. inscription that which is written or engraved on stone, paper, or metal n.
10. prescription a doctor's written order for medicine n.
11. descriptive told or written so as to produce a mental image adj.
12. subscribe to promise to accept and pay for a service v.
13. manuscript written or typed version of a book (as opposed to printed) n.
14. Scripture the Bible n.
PREFIXES The prefixes circum- and circ- mean "around." The prefix para- means "beside; alongside."
15. circumflex a vowel marking (^) n.
16. circumference the distance around a circle n.
17. circumvent to defeat or get the better of by trickery; to go around v.
18. circumstance a happening or fact that accompanies an act or event n.
19. circumnavigate to sail around v.
20. circulation continuous movement around from one place to another n.
21. paragraph a division of a written composition n.
22. parasite one who lives at the expense of another n.
23. paraphrase a rewording of the meaning n.
24. paramedic a person who assists a doctor or gives medical help in an emergency n.
25. parallel being the same distance apart everywhere--like the rails of a railroad adj.
26. paradox a statement that seems to say two opposite things n.
SUFFIXES The suffixes -ence and -ency means "state, quality, act of."
27. occurrence an event n.
28. indulgence the act of being permissive; leniency n.
29. correspondence communication by letter n.
30. excellence superiority n.
31. reverence a feeling of deep love and respect n.
32. insistence the act of demanding n.
33. proficiency skillfulness; expertness n.
34. urgency a need for action n.
35. emergency a sudden unexpected occurrence n.