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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up






2. 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






3. Regard as untrustworthy






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






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






6. The sequence of events in a literary work






7. A short passage added at the end of a literary work






8. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






9. A series of words using the same beginning letters






10. Words that imitate sounds






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






12. Regard as untrustworthy






13. A series of words using the same beginning letters






14. A detective who follows a trail






15. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






16. An account of the author's personal experiences






17. An account of the author's personal experiences






18. A history of a word






19. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






20. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






21. The character who works against the protagonist in the story






22. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






23. Your basis for belief or disbelief






24. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






26. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






27. A history of a word






28. Someone who investigates






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






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






31. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






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






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






36. Someone who investigates






37. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






38. A short passage added at the end of a literary work






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. The totality of surrounding conditions






47. Words that imitate sounds






48. The sequence of events in a literary work






49. 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






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