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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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






2. Words that imitate sounds






3. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






5. An account of the author's personal experiences






6. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






7. 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






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






9. A history of a word






10. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






11. Someone who investigates






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






13. A history of a word






14. Someone who investigates






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






16. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






23. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






25. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






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






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






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






30. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






31. Your basis for belief or disbelief






32. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






33. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






35. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






38. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






39. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






40. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






42. The sequence of events in a literary work






43. Words that imitate sounds






44. A detective who follows a trail






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






46. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






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






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