6th Grade Academic Vocabulary

expression whose meaning is not predictable from theusual meanings of its context

the state or quality of being intricate

to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning,observation

The act of using someone's work and saying that itis your own.

different in nature or quality; dissimilar

having a special application, bearing, or reference;specifying, explicit, or definite

a sequence of words arranged in agrammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence

the state or condition of having knowledge;consciousness

to judge or determine the significance, worth, orquality of; assess

that which tends to prove or disprove something;ground for belief; proof

to communicate; impart; make known

stating a reason for reading or writing

when a character looks at his faults and makes aturn-around. 

How an author organizes a book or how a writerorganizes writing

the speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject

a list of source materials that are used in the preparation of a work or referred to in a text

to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own

to quote or refer to (a passage, book, or author) as an authority, proof, or example

The system of classifying texts.

various kinds or forms; multiform

to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; evaluate

the central element of the story that ties together all elements of fiction used by the author

To mark or pronounce with an accent

to furnish works for publication

a plan used to help solve a problem

the act or process of restating or rewording.

as good as necessary for somerequirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit

a short popular saying, that expresses effectively some truth or useful thought

having or offering the use of variouscommunications or promotional media

capable of or characterized by clear or valid reasoning

Words used to help you move the readerthrough your writing from one thought to another

The act of restating the events of a story or passagein your own words.

individual writing style of an author

of or relating to style, esp artistic or literary style

the sequential order in which past events occur

a particular word, phrase, or form of words

To make a guess based on evidence about the author's message though it is not directly stated

a book made up of comics content

the organization, plan, style, or type of something

a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation

a way in which a thing may be viewed or regarded;interpretation; view

in agreement or harmony

capable of being believed

A broad statement that applies to manyexamples. 

pertaining to a single or specific person, thing,group, class, occasion, etc.

to design or mean for a particular purpose

general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writingcreates within the reader

clearly developed or formulated

follows traditional standards ofcorrectness; not casual usage

inquiry or investigation intoa subject in order to discover or revise facts

a word of identical spelling with another, but ofdifferent origin and meaning