Vocabulary List

Fill in the blank: _______ means to act in the way that is required by (something, such as a rule, belief, or promise).

• Adhere

• Ignore

• Defy

• Neglect

Fill in the blank: _______ is a comparison of things based on ways they are alike.

• Analogy

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Comparison

Fill in the blank: _______ means to swell, curve outward, or stick out.

• Bulge

• Shrink

• Flatten

• Contract

Fill in the blank: _______ is a series of activities meant to produce a particular result.

• Campaign

• Event

• Routine

• Task

Fill in the blank: _______ is a person or event that quickly causes change or action.

• Catalyst

• Observer

• Bystander

• Spectator

Fill in the blank: _______ means something opposite.

• Contrary

• Similar

• Identical

• Equivalent

Fill in the blank: _______ means to wave the arms or legs wildly.

• Flail

• Jump

• Sit

• Run

Fill in the blank: _______ means upset or nervous.

• Flustered

• Calm

• Relaxed

• Happy

Fill in the blank: _______ means to include (something) as part of something else.

• Incorporate

• Exclude

• Separate

• Omit

Fill in the blank: _______ means according to a proper or reasonable way of thinking.

• Illogical

• Random

• Logical

• Chaotic