| A | B |
| metamorphosis | a change of physical form |
| conserve | to protect something from harm or decay |
| discrimination | the act of treating someone unfairly because of race, religion, sexual preference |
| initiative | to take charge |
| simile | a type of figuarative language that uses the word "like" to create an image |
| figurative language | representing an image through words that make a picture in your mind |
| oxymoron | an expression with contradictory words |
| contradictory | opposing ideas or viewpoints |
| irony | humor based on opposites |
| idiom | fixed expression with non-literal meaning |
| appendix | additional information at the end of a writing |
| climax | the high point of a story |