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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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






2. The sequence of events in a literary work






3. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






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






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






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






9. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






11. Your basis for belief or disbelief






12. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






13. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






15. Your basis for belief or disbelief






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






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






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






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. What a person leaves behind when he or she dies






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






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






23. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






26. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






29. A series of words using the same beginning letters






30. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






31. The totality of surrounding conditions






32. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






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






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






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






38. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






39. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






40. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






41. An account of the author's personal experiences






42. A series of words using the same beginning letters






43. Words that imitate sounds






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






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






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






47. Regard as untrustworthy






48. A history of a word






49. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






50. A history of a word