Because my car’s speedometer is broken, I can't accurately ____ my speed.

stun with a shock; overwhelm

Peter sat in a ____ near the spot of his former home, after a hurricane completely destroyed it.

get as one’s own; obtain

You will need a great deal of money to ____ the valuable painting.

lacking in variety; repetitive or boring

Since it involves repeating movements, raking leaves is such a ______task.

keep safe from injury or harm; protect

Because I want to ______ my pictures, I keep them in a storage album.

words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation

The writer’s use of _______ helped the reader understand what the situation was like, by comparing it to something most people were familiar with.

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by “like” or “as”

Frank used a _______ in his writing to compare the spill to a waterfall.

a figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else; a comparison made without using “like” or “as”

Lauren used a _____ in her writing to say that love is a rose.

What term describes a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'?

Which word means to keep something in its original state?

What is the term for a repetitive and unchanging task?

Which term refers to the literal meaning of a word?