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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The totality of surrounding conditions






2. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






3. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






4. Words that imitate sounds






5. The totality of surrounding conditions






6. The main character - who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict






7. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse






8. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity






9. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth






10. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)






11. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






12. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation






13. The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited)






14. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






15. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






16. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






17. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)






18. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






19. A series of words using the same beginning letters






20. The main character - who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict






21. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up






22. Words that imitate sounds






23. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






24. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






25. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






26. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






27. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation






28. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






29. The ability to form mental images of things or events






30. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question






31. What a person leaves behind when he or she dies






32. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings - thoughts - or attitudes






33. Someone who investigates






34. A series of words using the same beginning letters






35. A history of a word






36. The ability to form mental images of things or events






37. A detective who follows a trail






38. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






39. The sequence of events in a literary work






40. The sequence of events in a literary work






41. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity






42. Regard as untrustworthy






43. Your basis for belief or disbelief






44. The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth






45. A history of a word






46. The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past






47. Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue






48. An account of the author's personal experiences






49. The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited)






50. An account of the author's personal experiences