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Sixth Grade Common Core Vocabulary

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Regard as untrustworthy






2. Someone who investigates






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






4. A history of a word






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






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






7. 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






8. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






9. An account of the author's personal experiences






10. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained






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






13. The totality of surrounding conditions






14. A history of a word






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






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






17. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






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






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






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






21. The totality of surrounding conditions






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






23. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






24. 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






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






26. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






28. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






29. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






31. Words that imitate sounds






32. A detective who follows a trail






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






34. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






35. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






36. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






37. A detective who follows a trail






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Your basis for belief or disbelief






46. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






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






49. Your basis for belief or disbelief






50. A series of words using the same beginning letters