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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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1. 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






2. A series of words using the same beginning letters






3. A detective who follows a trail






4. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






5. The sequence of events in a literary work






6. The totality of surrounding conditions






7. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






8. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






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






11. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






12. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






13. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






14. A history of a word






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






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






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






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






19. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






22. Regard as untrustworthy






23. 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






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






25. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






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






28. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






30. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






32. Words that imitate sounds






33. 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






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






35. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






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






39. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






41. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






44. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






47. A history of a word






48. Someone who investigates






49. A detective who follows a trail






50. An account of the author's personal experiences