5-2 Spelling Vocabulary

A simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a graphic representation.

• Sketch
• Diagram
• Blueprint
• Chart

The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.

• Grammar
• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Syntax

A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.

• Anargam
• Mangara
• Nagaram
• Anagram

A person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, and other mechanical equipment.

• mechanic
• plumber
• engineer
• technician

A system of parts working together in a machine; a process, technique, or system for achieving a particular result.

• apparatus
• mechanism
• procedure
• structure

A large and densely populated industrial and commercial city.

• Metropolis
• Megacity
• Megalopolis
• Urbanopolis

A course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual.

• Logistical mapping
• Tactical scheming
• Operational plotting
• policy

Relating to the government or the public affairs of a country.

• political
• legislative
• public
• governmental

A student in the second year of college or high school.

• sophomore
• freshman
• junior
• senior

Equipped with machinery to effect quick, efficient action.

• Greased
• Lubricated
• Mechanized

• Slicked