150 Words Every 6th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 5

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  1. admittance
    the act of admitting someone to enter
  2. assistance
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
  3. bicycle
    a vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
  4. cancellation
    the act of calling off or revoking a planned event or agreement
  5. cemetery
    a tract of land used for burials
  6. committee
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
  7. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
  8. elementary
    of or being the essential or basic part
  9. extinct
    no longer in existence
  10. hesitate
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  11. idle
    not in action or at work
  12. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  13. misbehave
    act badly
  14. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  15. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
Created on Wed Aug 30 15:36:29 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 15:43:57 EDT 2023)

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