McGraw-Hill Education Vocabulary Grades 6-8, Second Edition

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McGraw-Hill Education Vocabulary Grades 6-8, Second Edition

McGraw-Hill Education Vocabulary Grades 6-8, Second Edition

Authors: Gary Robert Muschla

Published: January 2018

eISBN: 9781260117059 | ISBN: 9781260117042

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

About This Book

How to Use This Book

Lesson 1 Synonyms, I

1.1 A Little Superhero

1.2 A Big Estuary

1.3 A Frightening Character

Lesson 2 Synonyms, II

2.1 A Great Tourist Attraction

2.2 An Aviation First

2.3 An Old Town

Lesson 3 Antonyms, I

3.1 A Single President

3.2 Famous Rabbit’s Line

3.3 An American First

Lesson 4 Antonyms, II

4.1 Comic Strip Detective

4.2 Mark Twain

4.3 Great Words of a Great President

Lesson 5 Homographs, I

5.1 An American Showman

5.2 A Many-Sided Figure

5.3 A Parliament

Lesson 6 Homographs, II

6.1 Right to Left and Left to Right

6.2 Blood Pressure

6.3 A Computer Bug

Lesson 7 Homophones, I

7.1 A Man of Great Intellect and Talent

7.2 A Surveyor’s Tool

7.3 Volcanic Rock with a Special Property

Lesson 8 Homophones, II

8.1 Paul Revere’s Fellow Riders

8.2 How Deep?

8.3 The USS Constitution

Lesson 9 Easily Confused Words, I

9.1 A First for the Supreme Court

9.2 Extinct Animals

9.3 A Family Pet

Lesson 10 Easily Confused Words, II

10.1 Symbol of a Political Party

10.2 A Somewhat Unpleasant Character

10.3 An Uncommon Two-Term President

Lesson 11 Easily Confused Words, III

11.1 A Long Tail

11.2 A Submarine First

11.3 A First for a President

Lesson 12 Words with Latin Roots, I

12.1 Comets

12.2 King Tut

12.3 Uranus

Lesson 13 Words with Latin Roots, II

13.1 An Imitator

13.2 A Barber’s Son

13.3 Internet Inventor

Lesson 14 Words with Greek Roots, I

14.1 Four Special Words

14.2 A One-of-a-Kind State

14.3 Volcano

Lesson 15 Words with Greek Roots, II

15.1 Canada

15.2 A Story for All Ages

15.3 Dolly the Sheep

Lesson 16 Prefixes, I

16.1 First for a Postage Stamp

16.2 Penguins

16.3 Great Seal of the United States

Lesson 17 Prefixes, II

17.1 Mercury

17.2 Goldfish

17.3 A Big Volcano

Lesson 18 Suffixes, I

18.1 Colonial Newspaper Editor

18.2 A Crayon Milestone

18.3 A Forgotten Character

Lesson 19 Suffixes, II

19.1 Play Ball!

19.2 West of the Mississippi

19.3 Milwaukee

Lesson 20 Words That Name, I

20.1 An American Novelist

20.2 Under the Sea

20.3 An Unusual Snake

Lesson 21 Words That Name, II

21.1 A Famous Rabbit

21.2 Cracker Jack

21.3 Breaking the Sound Barrier

Lesson 22 Words That Name, III

22.1 Minnesota

22.2 King Kong

22.3 A Very Loud Animal

Lesson 23 Words That Name, IV

23.1 An Archenemy

23.2 Alabama

23.3 A Chicago First

Lesson 24 Action Words, I

24.1 A Candy Man

24.2 A Different Method for Growing Plants

24.3 The Three Musketeers

Lesson 25 Action Words, II

25.1 A Sneeze-Causing Plant

25.2 Candy Maker

25.3 Andromeda

Lesson 26 Action Words, III

26.1 The First Loser

26.2 An American Cookbook

26.3 Big News Via Telegraph

Lesson 27 Action Words, IV

27.1 Chimpanzees

27.2 Ohio

27.3 A First for the U.S. Congress

Lesson 28 Descriptive Words, I

28.1 In Pursuit of Atoms

28.2 Grenada

28.3 Cleaning the Coasts

Lesson 29 Descriptive Words, II

29.1 Your Lungs

29.2 A Cave Researcher

29.3 Teeth

Lesson 30 Descriptive Words, III

30.1 The Hairs on Your Head

30.2 A Book Collector

30.3 An Ancient City

Lesson 31 Descriptive Words, IV

31.1 Your Blood Vessels

31.2 A Secret

31.3 A Special Science

Lesson 32 Compound Words, I

32.1 Cartoon Sorcerer

32.2 First Televised Presidential Debate

32.3 The Stars in the Sky

Lesson 33 Compound Words, II

33.1 The Chipmunks

33.2 The First Moon Landing

33.3 The Wizard of Oz

Lesson 34 Words from Other Languages, I

34.1 Electric Eels

34.2 The Statue of Liberty

34.3 Freshwater

Lesson 35 Words from Other Languages, II

35.1 Foot Size

35.2 A Fictional Detective

35.3 Motion

Lesson 36 Words Based on Names

36.1 The Top Three Elements

36.2 Used the World Over

36.3 The Tall and the Short

Lesson 37 Words for Readers and Writers

37.1 Uncommon Presidents

37.2 Driest and Lowest

37.3 A Lot of Mackerel

Lesson 38 Math Words, I

38.1 A Numbers Man

38.2 Hamburger

38.3 Roller Coaster

Lesson 39 Math Words, II

39.1 A Musical Device

39.2 A Game-Changing Baseball Rule

39.3 Stomach Sounds

Lesson 40 Social Studies Words, I

40.1 Your Muscles

40.2 A Legendary Basketball Player

40.3 A Presidential Resignation

Lesson 41 Social Studies Words, II

41.1 A Transatlantic Port

41.2 A First for the U.S. Senate

41.3 An Army Explorer

Lesson 42 Science Words, I

42.1 Moon Rocks

42.2 Mount Rushmore

42.3 Twinkies

Lesson 43 Science Words, II

43.1 A Famous Character of a Children’s Story

43.2 Peanuts

43.3 Hawaii by Another Name

Lesson 44 Health Words

44.1 Chewing Gum

44.2 Down into Wonderland

44.3 Vaccine for Polio

Lesson 45 Time Words

45.1 Frozen Foods

45.2 A Famous Pirate

45.3 Thanks to a First Lady

Word List

Answer Key