IVB11 Crossword
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
 
 
Down: 1) the word is conspicous. : obvious to the eye or mind 2: attracting attention : striking 3: marked by a noticeable violation of good taste Synonyms: arresting, bodacious, bold, brilliant, catchy, commanding, noticeable, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching3) the act of contravening : violation Synonyms: breach, infraction, infringement, transgression, trespass, violation6) 1: to join together into one whole : unite 2: to make firm or secure : strengthen 3: to form into a compact (.small and efficiently arranged: small, with efficient use of available space 2.packed tightly: closely clustered or packed together 3.short and sturdy: short and stocky Synonyms: compress, pack, squeeze, squash, tamp, press, condense) mass ▪ The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position. Synonyms: center, compact, concenter, concentrate, centralize, polarize, unify, unite7) 1: to appoint to an office, function, or dignity 2: set up, establish: as a : enact b : found c (1) : to give due or lawful form to (2) : to legally process 3: make up, form, compose <12 months constitute a year> Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college. Synonyms: compose, comprise, form, make up8) 1a : general agreement : unanimity b : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned 2: group solidarity in sentiment and belief Synonyms: agreement, accord, harmony, compromise, consent, unanimity10) disapproving : to secretly help someone do something dishonest or illegal ▪ She connived [=conspired] with him to fix the election. ▪ He accused his opponents of conniving [=secretly working together] to defeat the proposal. : conspire, intrigue 2.give tacit consent to something wrong: to pretend not to know about or do nothing to stop a wrongful or illegal act, thus showing encouragement of or consent to the act to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose Synonyms: coconspire, plan, hatch, cook up11) : the process by which a disease is passed from one person or animal to another by touching ▪ a disease that spreads by contagion People have been warned to keep out of the area to avoid contagion. a disease that can be passed from one person or animal to another by touching : a contagious disease an influence that spreads rapidly12) : to understand (an action, event, remark, etc.) in a particular way — usually + as ▪ He construed my actions as hostile. to understand the meaning of (a word, phrase, or sentence) ▪ The way the court construes various words has changed over time. to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) Synonyms: clarify, clear (up), explain, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explicate, expound, get across13) : complete in every detail : perfect 2: extremely skilled and accomplished 3: of the highest degree Synonyms: accomplished, ace, adept, compleat, complete, proficient, crack, crackerjack, educated, experienced, expert, good, great, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), professed, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso Across: 2) : very complicated and difficult to understand ▪ convoluted logic ▪ a convoluted plot ▪ The argument was so convoluted [=intricate, involved] that most people missed the point. 2 formal : having many twists and curves Synonyms: baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, complex, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled4) : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point used to describe things that touch each other or are immediately next to each other ▪ She's visited each of the 48 contiguous states in the U.S., but she hasn't been to Alaska or Hawaii yet. ▪ the mountains contiguous to/with our border Synonyms: abutting, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, adjacent, flanking, flush, fringing, joining, juxtaposed5) 1: of or relating to the system of beliefs and laws that govern a country : of or relating to a constitution 2 : allowed by a country's constitution ▪ That kind of punishment is not constitutional. [=is not allowed by the constitution] ▪ the constitutional guarantee of free speech ▪ a constitutional right to vote — opposite of or relating to the health and strength of a person's body ▪ Constitutional symptoms of the disease include headache and fever. b : of or relating to a person's basic nature or character ▪ He has a constitutional dislike of controversy. Synonyms: built-in, inherent, constitutive, essential6) : the configuration of stars especially at one's birth 2: any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations 3: an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things 4: pattern, arrangement Synonyms: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group7) capable of being converted : having a top that may be lowered or removed able to be changed into another form8) 1.associate with undesirable: to associate with or spend time in the company of somebody undesirable 2.spouse of monarch: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch 3.partner: a partner or companion Synonyms: ensemble, group, orchestra, band9) a : to make narrow or draw together b : compress, squeeze 2: to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : inhibit The drug is used to constrict blood vessels. Synonyms: compress, condense, contract, shrink12) : something (such as an emergency) that might happen ▪ In making our business plans, we tried to prepare for any contingency that might hurt sales : an event (as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur Synonyms: case, contingence, event, contingent, eventuality, possibility14) likely but not certain to happen : possible 2: not logically necessary; especially : empirical 3a : happening by chance or unforeseen causes b : subject to chance or unseen effects : unpredictable c : intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen 4: dependent on or conditioned by something else 5: not necessitated : determined by free choice15) : an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure : shape; also : the line representing this outline 2: the general form or structure of something : Synonyms: outline, figure, silhouette16) a person who tries to win something in a contest ; especially : a person who has a good chance of winning Synonyms: applicant, applier, aspirant, campaigner, candidate, expectant, hopeful, prospect, seeker
 

 

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