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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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






2. The totality of surrounding conditions






3. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






4. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






5. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






7. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






10. Words that imitate sounds






11. Your basis for belief or disbelief






12. Regard as untrustworthy






13. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






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






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






17. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






18. 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






19. Words that imitate sounds






20. A detective who follows a trail






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






22. The sequence of events in a literary work






23. A series of words using the same beginning letters






24. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






27. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






30. 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






31. The totality of surrounding conditions






32. 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






33. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






36. An account of the author's personal experiences






37. A history of a word






38. The sequence of events in a literary work






39. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






42. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






45. Someone who investigates






46. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






48. 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






49. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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