Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise unalike. 2. An explanation of something by comparing it with something similar.

Examples:

Frosty : snowman : : Rudolph : _______________ ribbon : present : : ornament : ________________

To have great ambition. (When I was young, I would ---- to be a famous actress.)

The repetition of the same sounds, usually consonants or consonant clusters, especially at the beginning of words.

Example: 1st stanza from "The Raven"

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—

Only this and nothing more.”

To deceive by elaborate trickery; hoodwink (I got ----ed by the salesperson to buy a more expensive model.)

1. Rough and stormy; violent 2. Noisy and lacking restraint or discipline (The front door was in continual motion with guests coming and going, amid laughter and ------- conversation.)

verb- To act together in refusing to use, buy from, or deal with, especially as an expression of protest. noun- A refusal to buy from or deal with a person, business, or nation, especially in the form of protest.

1. The order or sequence of events. 2. A list or table of events analyzed in order of time of occurrence. (The chief events are in ----- order.)

1. To honor the memory of especially with a ceremony. 2. To be a memorial to, as a holiday, ceremony, or statue.

Example sentence: The Flight 93 National Memorial is a 2,200-acre national park to ____ the heroic actions of the 40 passengers and crew who prevented a terrorist attack on our nation's capital.

To crouch or draw back, as from fear or pain; cringe (Even though he was terrified of the bigger dog, the little puppy wouldn't ---- in front of him.)

1. A method of concealing military troops or equipment by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings. 2. Protective coloring or a disguise that conceals.

A Y-shaped protein produced in the blood or tissues in response to the presence of a specific toxin.

1. To give prominence to; emphasize or intensify. 2. To pronounce with a stress or accent (Alex wore a light blue sweater that -------ed his eyes.)

What is: proper behavior or conduct; propriety

The event was black tie which means proper ____ meant men had to wear tuxedos.

1. the act of subtracting, (subtraction) 2. the process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning 3. a conclusion reached by this process

The government is offering a tax _____ for small businesses.