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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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1. The sequence of events in a literary work






2. Regard as untrustworthy






3. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






5. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






7. Words that imitate sounds






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. What a person leaves behind when he or she dies






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






11. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






12. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






14. A series of words using the same beginning letters






15. 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






16. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






18. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






19. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






20. Someone who investigates






21. The totality of surrounding conditions






22. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






24. Words that imitate sounds






25. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






34. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






36. 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






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






38. Regard as untrustworthy






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






40. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






41. A detective who follows a trail






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






43. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






44. A history of a word






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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