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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. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






5. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






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






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






10. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






12. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






14. 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






15. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






18. Your basis for belief or disbelief






19. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






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






22. Someone who investigates






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






24. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






26. Words that imitate sounds






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






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






29. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






31. An account of the author's personal experiences






32. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






33. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






34. A series of words using the same beginning letters






35. Regard as untrustworthy






36. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






37. A history of a word






38. An account of the author's personal experiences






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. The character who works against the protagonist in the story






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






43. 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






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






45. A history of a word






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






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






48. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






49. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






50. Words that imitate sounds