Vocab 12 Crossword
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2) (adj.) marked by conspicuous or
pretentious display, showy3) (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing
(often suggesting a childlike charm or
innocence)4) (adj.) side by side, touching; near;
adjacent in time5) (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a
suggestion of decisiveness and
effectiveness)7) (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived
and developed; artful, expedient8) (adj.) making a show of virtue or
righteousness; hypocritically
moralistic or pious, self-righteous,
canting, holier-than-thou9) (n.) a representation (especially a
drawing) in which the subject’s
characteristic features are deliberately14) (adj.) extra, excess, more than is
needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse,
lush16) (v.) to captivate, charm, hold
spellbound; to enslave; to imprison17) (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and
originality; matter-of-fact,
straightforward; characteristic of
prose, not poetic |
Across:
1) (n.) a model of excellence or
perfection4) (n.) an eager desire for something;
greed6) (v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a
statement that presents a given idea in
new language8) (adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling,
exceptionally brilliant (applied to
mental or personal qualities)10) (n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make
a loud ringing noise11) (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to
increase the value or desirability of12) (adj.) implied or understood though
unexpressed; without doubts or
reservations unquestioning; potentially
contained in13) (v.) to lessen the seriousness or
magnitude of an offense by making
partial excuses15) (adj.) harmful, injurious18) (v.) to clear from blame,
responsibility, or guilt |
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