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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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1. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






3. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






5. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






13. A history of a word






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






15. Regard as untrustworthy






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






17. An account of the author's personal experiences






18. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






19. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






21. Your basis for belief or disbelief






22. Words that imitate sounds






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






24. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






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






28. Words that imitate sounds






29. A history of a word






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






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






32. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






34. A series of words using the same beginning letters






35. Regard as untrustworthy






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






37. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






39. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






40. Someone who investigates






41. 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






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






43. The totality of surrounding conditions






44. Someone who investigates






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






46. A detective who follows a trail






47. A detective who follows a trail






48. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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