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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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1. A history of a word






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






7. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






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






10. The totality of surrounding conditions






11. 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






12. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






13. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






16. Someone who investigates






17. 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






18. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






21. Regard as untrustworthy






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






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






24. A history of a word






25. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






26. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






27. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






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






30. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






32. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






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






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






37. A detective who follows a trail






38. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






40. Regard as untrustworthy






41. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






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






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






45. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






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






49. Someone who investigates






50. A detective who follows a trail







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