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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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






2. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






3. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






6. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






8. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






13. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






14. A history of a word






15. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






17. 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






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






19. A series of words using the same beginning letters






20. Regard as untrustworthy






21. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






23. Words that imitate sounds






24. The sequence of events in a literary work






25. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






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






28. Your basis for belief or disbelief






29. The totality of surrounding conditions






30. Words that imitate sounds






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






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






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






35. Your basis for belief or disbelief






36. Regard as untrustworthy






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






38. A detective who follows a trail






39. 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






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






41. The sequence of events in a literary work






42. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






44. A history of a word






45. Someone who investigates






46. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






48. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






50. An account of the author's personal experiences