The Time Machine-vocab Crossword
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Down:
1) a military tactic that surrounds a target and attacks from all sides2) the breaking down of something over time; ruination; to fall into a state of poverty and low morals4) the appearance of something (not necessarily true or accurate)5) speed6) not fitting together properly; out of sync; fragmented, rambling11) clarity of pronunciation or the clarity and accuracy of words chosen13) a blue-green color (such as copper corrosion)14) in a noisy fashion; inharmoniously; shrill and unpleasantly15) uselessness, pointlessness, ineffectiveness16) unfeeling; unconscious22) in a sadly begging fashion; sadly complaining24) without end, unstopping27) hard to catch, difficult to find or achieve28) the high point, the climax30) the cause which prompts action, provocation, goad
34) sparkling, radiating sparks of light36) gracefully, with finesse, with cleverness38) of the Earth; dwelling on the land42) to hamper, to get in the way, to block44) the full meaning and significance of something45) weird, bizarre, unnatural46) remainder, left-over, residue, last trace of, vestige |
Across:
3) seriousness; the quality of being sincere; seriously intent; grave7) dried out8) dirty, filthy9) sleepy, drowsy; causing sleep (often spelled slumberous in American English)10) allowing light through, but not transparent12) in a deceiving manner, falsely, guileful17) unstable, violate, easily upset18) extremely large or great, enormous; exceptional, remarkable;19) subjugate or conquering and controlling another people, nation, etc20) made uncomfortable, discombobulated, knickers in a knot21) to climb to the top, to overcome, to achieve23) periodically, occasionally, off and on, going in fits and starts25) looking tired and worn out, maybe a little unwell, too26) believable29) the full consequences of extension of all the possibilities31) temporary, not lasting for very long, fleeting32) a confused uproar, small riot, 7th hour33) a period of waiting and watching, esp. over a night: a funeral vigil35) a still body of water connecting to a sea; a salt-water swamp37) a remainder of the whole item; remainder of what was there: a vestigial tail39) the quality of not being enough; insufficient40) unable to be felt or perceived; unnoticeable41) assimilate (or verb) to take in, to accept (as part of group or world view)43) beautiful sounding47) thoughtful, meditative, deep in thought48) to make educated guesses; hypothesize49) wavering; moving back and forth or up and down; on and off50) conditional, unsure, open to change51) a bad situation; deep doo-doo52) unstable (as of chemicals or emotions); easily set off |
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