6th. Grade Spelling List No. 33             

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PREFIXES             The prefix in- means "in, into."  The prefix cata- means "down, away, thoroughly."

1.        infection                a disease that spreads n.

2.                  information            news; data n.

3.                  infuriate                  to enrage v.

4.                  incorporate            to combine or join into one body or unit v.

5.                 inducted                place formally into a group v.

6.        catapult                   to throw or launch v.

7.        catalog                    a complete list of items in a collection n.                          

8.        cataract                  a large waterfall n.

9         catalyst                    a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction;

                                            a person or thing that causes something to occur or speed up n.

10.      catastrophe          a disaster n.

11.        cataclysm           a violent flood, earthquake, or other sudden change in the earth n.

12.        medicinal             pertaining to medicine adj.

13.       accidental           happening by chance adj.

14.       national                 pertaining to a nation or country adj.

15.       optical                  pertaining to the eyes adj.

16.        agricultural        pertaining to farming adj.

17.        political              pertaining to government adj.

HOMONYMS   

18.        aisle                     a passageway n.

19.       isle                        an island n.

20.       I'll                           the contraction for "I will" pro./v.

 

21.        pair                      a couple; two n.

22.        pare                     to peel v.

23.        pear                     a fruit n.

24.       rain                        precipitation n.

25.       reign                      to rule v.

26.        rein                       a bridle n.

27.       their                      a possessive pronoun pro.

28.        there                    in that place adv.

29.      they're                   the contraction for "they are" pr./v

30.        two                        a couple n.

31.       to                            toward prep.

32.      too                           in addition; excessively adv.

33.       vein                        a blood vessel n.

34.        vain                       proud adj.

35.        vane                     a flat piece of metal or a strip of cloth that shows the wind's direction n.