Vocab midterm Crossword
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1) Very brave, fearless, unshakable2) Holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent4) Unreasonable; biased on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness6) Difficult or impossible to read7) To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty8) Never stopping, going on all the time9) (adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting11) A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition12) To make easier; to assist17) (adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist19) Not able to be corrected; beyond control20) A lack of government and law; confusion22) An extremely poor person26) Not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull29) A substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change32) Favorable, fortunate34) Excessive fatness36) To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed37) To mislead by a trick, deceive39) To bring to an end41) Having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable42) Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind43) To pardon or overlook45) Careful, cautious47) Bringing in money; profitable48) Overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious49) Hidden, present but not realized50) A large-scale departure or flight53) (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.)wordy, long-winded, or unfocused55) To seize for military or official use56) To make up for; to repay for services57) To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place59) Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess60) Slavery, forced labor61) Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back63) To drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive64) A difficult or perplexing situation or problem65) Complicated; difficult to understand69) Believable73) To give away to superior force, yield74) theft75) Slavery; any state of being bound or held down76) To hold back |
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3) (v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved5) Hardworking, industrious, not lazy7) (n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase (v) to get at, obtain8) Not having life; without energy or spirit10) Uncontrolled, lacking in restraint13) To pay for14) To tease, torment by teasing15) An opening, gap, rupture, rift; to create an opening, break through16) Not regular or consistent; differ from what is ordinarily expected; undependable17) Average, ordinary, undistinguished18) Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent21) To strengthen, build up23) To free from tangles or complications24) To take place of, supersede25) Lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years27) Chief in importance, above all others28) (n) a standstill, resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill30) To destroy completely31) Careless and hasty33) An angry argument35) To make shorter38) Clumsy, hard to handle: slow-moving40) Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted44) To let go, give up46) Loose in one’s moral or behavior48) (v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble; (n) baby talk; babble51) To overcome, rise above52) (v) to scold; find fault with; (n) a rebuke54) A person who takes part in a crime58) Occurring or published after death62) To burn to ashes66) A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster67) (n) a follower, supporter; (adj.) attached, sticking to68) Not genuine, not true, not valid70) To reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly71) (n) a temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant a postponement72) To incline to beforehand77) The process of driving or forcing out78) Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic79) Not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid80) To make, manufacture; to make up, invent81) A raider, plunderer82) Resembling and angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent83) Frightful, horrible; deathly pale84) To conquer by force, bring under complete control85) To make right, correct86) Shameless, impudent; made of brass87) (v) to disagree; (n) disagreement |
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