ACT Vocabulary 2 - English III

Fill in the blank: _______ means to bring to an end; to reach an end through reasoning.

• conclude

• begin

• interrupt

• prolong

The project will ________ with the final presentation.

• conclude

• begin

• interrupt

• prolong

Fill in the blank: _______ means to occur at or during the same time.

• Coincide

• Separate

• Delay

• Advance

The eclipse will __________ with the July 4th celebration. A very rare occurrence.

• Coincide

• Separate

• Delay

• Advance

Fill in the blank: _______ means to juxtapose two people or things in order to show the difference between them.

• Contrast

• Compare

• Align

• Merge

There is a stark _________ between Huey and Dewey. They have very different temperaments.

• Contrast

• Compare

• Align

• Merge

Fill in the blank: _______ means to bring together or into contact so that a link is established.

• connect

• disconnect

• separate

• divide

One must use a coordinating conjunction to _______ two independent clauses to form a compound sentence.

• connect

• disconnect

• separate

• divide

Fill in the blank: _______ means to examine two or more things in order to note similarities and differences.

• compare

• contrast

• analyze

• evaluate

We will ____________ the reigns of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II. They are strikingly similar.

• compare

• contrast

• analyze

• evaluate