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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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






2. 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






3. Someone who investigates






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






5. 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






6. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. A detective who follows a trail






14. Words that imitate sounds






15. A series of words using the same beginning letters






16. The sequence of events in a literary work






17. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






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






21. The totality of surrounding conditions






22. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






23. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






26. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






28. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






29. Words that imitate sounds






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






31. Regard as untrustworthy






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






33. 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






34. A history of a word






35. A series of words using the same beginning letters






36. The sequence of events in a literary work






37. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






38. A detective who follows a trail






39. A history of a word






40. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






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






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






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






46. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






49. An account of the author's personal experiences






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