1. Viva New Jersey Vocabulary Words
Sixth Grade
Unit 1 Week 3

2. Words to Know corridors mongrel destination persisted pleas groping
menacing

3. corridors Long hallways corridors destination groping menacing mongrel
persisted
pleas
Long hallways

4. pleas Requests or appeals corridors destination groping menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
Requests or appeals

5. menacing threatening corridors destination groping menacing mongrel
persisted
pleas
threatening

6. A place to which one is going
destination
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
A place to which one is going

7. An animal of a mixed breed
mongrel
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
An animal of a mixed breed

8. To not give up; to hold firm
persisted
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
To not give up; to hold firm

9. Reaching about uncertainly – with arms
groping
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
Reaching about uncertainly – with arms

10. Mixed breed animal dirty dog
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The dog I found outside was a hungry-looking mongrel.
Mixed breed animal
dirty dog

11. threatening Nice and loving
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The dog looked mean and menacing.
threatening
Nice and loving

12. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
I was groping the cupboard for food.
throwing
grabbing at

13. singing cries Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
No one heard his pleas for help.
singing
cries

14. tried Held firm Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
He persisted in moving the truck.
tried
Held firm

15. An amusement park Place we ended up
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
We finally made it to our destination.
An amusement park
Place we ended up

16. forest hallway Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
He made a path through the corridor among all of the boxes.
forest
hallway

17. You’ve got it!