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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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






2. Words that imitate sounds






3. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






5. An account of the author's personal experiences






6. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






7. An account of the author's personal experiences






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. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






10. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






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






14. A series of words using the same beginning letters






15. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Regard as untrustworthy






23. Words that imitate sounds






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






25. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






26. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






28. Someone who investigates






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






30. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






32. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






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






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






38. A detective who follows a trail






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






40. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






42. The totality of surrounding conditions






43. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






44. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






46. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






48. Regard as untrustworthy






49. 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






50. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened