Nancy G-6 Vocabulary List (300 English Vocabularies and Meanings)

A complete list of 300 vocabulary terms and definitions targeted at grades 6, 7, and 8 for the Stanford Spelling Bee Competition.

abundance

a very large amount

abundant

existing in large amounts

absorb

to soak up

abstract

theoretical; not concrete

accelerate

to speed up

access

the right to enter

accompany

to go with

accomplish

to succeed in doing

achievement

success

acknowledge

to accept

acquire

to gain or get

adapt

to adjust

adequate

enough

adjacent

next to

administer

to manage

administrator

a manager

adolescent

a teenager

adversity

difficulty

advocate

to support

agriculture

farming

allocate

to set aside

alternative

another choice

ambitious

having big goals

analyze

to study in detail

anonymous

unnamed

anticipate

to expect

apparent

easy to see or understand

appreciate

to be grateful

appropriate

proper

arbitrary

random, not based on reason

architecture

building design

artificial

not natural

ascertain

to find out

associate

to connect

assume

to suppose

astonish

to surprise greatly

attainable

achievable

attribute

a quality; or give credit

authentic

real

beneficial

helpful

biodiversity

variety of life

boycott

to refuse to buy or use as a protest

calculate

to use math

campaign

a series of actions to achieve a goal

capability

the ability to do something

catastrophe

a sudden terrible disaster

cautious

careful to avoid danger

ceremony

a formal event

characterize

to describe

circulate

to move around

civilization

advanced society

coherent

logical and clear

coincidence

an unlikely event

collaborate

to work together

colleague

a co-worker

commemorate

to honor and remember

compatible

able to work together

compel

to force someone to do something

compensate

to make up for

complement

to go well with

complex

complicated

comprehensive

complete

compromise

to reach an agreement

conceal

to hide something

concentrate

to focus

conclude

to bring to an end

confidential

meant to be secret

conflict

a serious disagreement

conform

to follow rules

confront

to face boldly

consecutive

one after another

consensus

general agreement

consequence

a result

conservation

protecting nature

conserve

to protect and save

consistent

always the same

consolidate

to combine

constitute

to make up

construct

to build

consult

to ask for advice

consumption

using up goods

contaminate

to make dirty or polluted

contemporary

modern

contradict

to say the opposite

contribute

to give something

controversial

causing disagreement

cooperate

to work together

coordinate

to arrange smoothly

correspond

to match

courageous

brave

credible

believable

criterion

a standard for judging

critical

very important

crucial

extremely important

cultivate

to grow or develop

custody

the legal right to care for someone

decade

ten years

deceive

to trick

decline

to go down or refuse

dedicate

to give time and effort