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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. The character who works against the protagonist in the story






3. 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






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






5. Your basis for belief or disbelief






6. A series of words using the same beginning letters






7. Regard as untrustworthy






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






9. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






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






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






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






15. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






20. A history of a word






21. Your basis for belief or disbelief






22. 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






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






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






25. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






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






28. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






30. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






31. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






33. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






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






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






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






39. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






42. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






44. The sequence of events in a literary work






45. A detective who follows a trail






46. An account of the author's personal experiences






47. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






48. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






50. Words that imitate sounds