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






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






4. 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






5. Someone who investigates






6. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






7. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






9. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






10. A detective who follows a trail






11. An account of the author's personal experiences






12. Someone who investigates






13. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






15. Regard as untrustworthy






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






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






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






19. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






22. Your basis for belief or disbelief






23. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






28. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






29. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






31. Your basis for belief or disbelief






32. A detective who follows a trail






33. Regard as untrustworthy






34. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






36. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






37. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






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






40. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






43. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






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






47. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






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






50. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote