Unit 15 Crossword
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Down:
1) A strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense to provide such defense or protection
Syn- Stronghold, citadel, baston, rampart 2) Given over to dissipation and self-indulgence; immoral; recklessly extravagant; a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending
Syn- Prodigal, improvident, spendthrift 3) To oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate
Syn- foil, baffle 5) Conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
Syn- Exhaustive, authoritative6) Courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person: great respect marked by submission, as to a superior
Syn- Respect, consideration, courtesy 9) To soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion) assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity 10) Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's) 12) Excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor
Syn- Spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed13) Without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done, an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation
Syn- spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed 15) Needed, necessary, regarded a essential or indispensable
Syn- Required, obligatory, incumbent 19) To send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer
Syn- Pay, absolve, subside, abate |
Across:
4) A confused Hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified
Syn- Furor, Hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium7) the way a person behaves, overall impression maybe by comportment, manner, etc; facial appearance, mien
Syn- Conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage 8) To spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things: to guilt, satiate, surfeit11) Puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
Syn-- Baffling, mysterious, inexplicable 14) Firm in purpose or opinion, Unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; an extremely hard substance 16) A vague sense of approaching misfortune
Syn- Foreboding, premonition, hunch 17) Something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame
Syn- Burden, obligation, duty, stigma 18) Easily made angry, bad-tempered
Syn- irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious 20) To cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce
Syn- Limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract |
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