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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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






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






3. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






11. A detective who follows a trail






12. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






13. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






15. A detective who follows a trail






16. Regard as untrustworthy






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






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






19. The sequence of events in a literary work






20. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






21. Someone who investigates






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






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






24. A series of words using the same beginning letters






25. Your basis for belief or disbelief






26. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






27. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






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






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






30. An account of the author's personal experiences






31. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






34. 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






35. Someone who investigates






36. A history of a word






37. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






38. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






39. An account of the author's personal experiences






40. Words that imitate sounds






41. The totality of surrounding conditions






42. Words that imitate sounds






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






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






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






46. A history of a word






47. 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






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






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






50. Regard as untrustworthy