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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 attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth






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






4. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened






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






6. Regard as untrustworthy






7. A history of a word






8. Someone who investigates






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






10. The totality of surrounding conditions






11. A detective who follows a trail






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






13. The sequence of events in a literary work






14. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






15. 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






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






17. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






19. 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






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






21. Words that imitate sounds






22. A series of words using the same beginning letters






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






24. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






27. Regard as untrustworthy






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






29. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles






30. A history of a word






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






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






33. Words that imitate sounds






34. The sequence of events in a literary work






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






36. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote






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






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






39. An account of the author's personal experiences






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






41. The thought processes involved in solving a problem






42. Your basis for belief or disbelief






43. An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance






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






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






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






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






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






49. A detective who follows a trail






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






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