2024 Vocab Crossword 6*
Across
- 2. French: already seen
- 4. The best of the best; preeminent
- 7. Kind of board for a séance (NYT)
- 10. Complete freedom to do as you wish
- 11. Azura (is very) _____. 6*
- 12. Legal work done for free
- 18. appetizer
- 20. to look over and read carefully
- 21. is a larger-than-life figure who undertakes great journeys and performs deeds requiring remarkable strength & bravery
- 22. shameful; disgraceful; humiliating
- 23. “Have a good meal!”
- 26. Graduating college with distinction
- 27. Latin: to the man
- 30. TA 6*
- 31. surpassing all others; greatest; supreme
- 34. twin 6*
- 36. a call for help
- 39. an outcast; persona non grata
- 40. ____ Peak, which Marple hiked in 2 hours
- 42. cursory; brief; hasty
- 43. Country Marple studied in
- 44. audience knows, the characters don’t
- 45. a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another.
- 49. Repeating something exactly word for word
- 51. done without being planned; spontaneous; spur-of-the-moment; unprepared
- 56. showing lack of proper concern; casual; dismissive
- 57. mentally alert and awake; astute; shrewd; insightful
- 58. plant-based milk option (NYT)
- 64. something that has already been decided, so accept it
- 65. Latin: in-turned position
- 66. the condition of being spontaneous
- 68. a high point of land that juts into the sea
- 69. Using like or as to compare things, but developed over several lines
- 70. I saw
- 71. done as a formality or politeness
- 73. Repeated annoyingly
- 75. Figure skater's leap (NYT)
- 79. overscrupulous; precise; finicky
- 81. Powdered donut's filling (NYT)
- 82. a person who complains a great deal
- 84. easily persuaded and trainable; pliable
- 85. resembling, or relating to twilight
- 87. very steeply
- 92. harsh discordant mixture of sounds; din; racket
- 93. a rule; motto; axiom
- 94. Latin: Seize the day
- 96. (informally) somebody intentionally ignorant or old-fashioned
- 98. to get rid of; repeal; terminate
- 100. reserved, modest, shy
- 101. optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation
- 103. tending to disbelieve
- 106. to last for a long time; never-ending; everlasting; permanent
- 108. Ray’s home planet in SW
- 109. A thing, person, or pattern of circumstances that appears repeatedly in literature
- 113. Info accompanying an artist's name on a museum placard (NYT)
- 114. not showing pain, hardship, nerves, or stress
- 115. mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned; automatically; mindlessly
- 116. deceitfulness; double-dealing; cheating
- 117. Be a tattletale (NYT)
- 119. Marple’s favorite band from Liverpool, England
- 122. I came
- 123. twin 6*
- 125. Marple’s favorite football team
- 128. CSU, ____, where Marple graduated from
- 129. redundant; making duplicates
- 132. Capital of Bangladesh
- 133. people who cause great pain or make fun of others
- 134. Latin: the existing state
- 136. Praneil’s friend? 6*
- 137. Latin: and the rest
- 139. refers to a piece of mythology.
Down
- 1. Country Marple taught English in
- 3. reference to something
- 5. Odysseus, son of Laertes; Odysseus, raider of cities; or Mr. Marple, teacher of English
- 6. Romeo became ________ in Verona after killing Tybalt.
- 8. brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness; willingnes
- 9. French: blow of state
- 13. (of a person or animal) easy to control; docile; compliant; obedient
- 14. (especially of clothing) flattering to a person’s appearance
- 15. ____ get candy!
- 16. My constant _______is making my thoughts go down a deep, dark path.
- 17. I’m going to stick out like a ______ sore thumb.
- 19. tyrant; dictator; autocrat
- 24. a person or thing that inspires
- 25. kind; altruistic; compassionate
- 28. mutual hatred or hostility; ill will; animosity; hate
- 29. I conquered
- 30. French: to purpose
- 31. believer in many gods, not just one
- 32. bad-tempered; ornery; grumpy
- 33. concise
- 35. building add-on (NYT)
- 37. the state of being unwilling to believe something; lack of belief; dubiousness
- 38. I’m in ______ trouble! 6*
- 41. “Bye, Mr. Marple. Say bye to me!” 6*
- 46. not in harmony with the surroundings or other aspects of something; out of place; discordant
- 47. lack of interest, enthusiasm, or emotion -
- 48. to roam; travel; wander
- 50. After having his 17th kid, the semi-idiot king needed an addition to his mansion, but elected to go for a _____ floor plan to fit all his kids’ toys rather than a beautiful palatial estate.
- 52. Star Wars Episode 8, The Last Jedi is the _____ movie in the Skywalker saga.
- 53. Latin: Something for something
- 54. pugnacious; hostile; combative; antagonistic
- 55. (typically of a man) dashing; well-dressed; handsome
- 59. “My bad!”
- 60. utter nonsense; baloney
- 61. Have a good trip!
- 62. Latin: and others
- 63. the ability to express one clearly and coherently; eloquent
- 67. While not poisonous _____, poinsettia leaves are unpleasant to eat and could cause vomiting.
- 72. excessively obedient or complimentary; sycophantic; subservient; oleaginous; submissive;
- 74. old and feeble; rundown
- 76. ____ He is a nice girl. 6*
- 77. French: according to the menu
- 78. to fake or exaggerate an illness in order to escape work or school
- 80. Latin: course of life
- 83. mysterious; hidden; puzzling
- 86. ___ as a fox (NYT)
- 88. truthful and straightforward; frank; blunt; open; honest
- 89. to beat with a stick; to whip
- 90. to run or jump about playfully
- 91. Travis Taylor’s bf, Travis ______
- 95. a meeting or appointment
- 97. lacking good manners
- 99. not able to be controlled; uncontainable; uncontrollable
- 102. French: that’s life
- 104. A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering
- 105. unpredictable; volatile; changeable
- 107. Latin: for this
- 110. to settle comfortably, either a disagreement or into one’s chair
- 111. Great point!
- 112. the purging of negative emotions
- 118. individuals who disagree; adj - in opposition to a majority
- 120. words said in an undertone on stage
- 121. an embarrassing act; gaffe
- 124. Natalie Portman and Emma Watson are very ______ women.
- 126. Mr. Marple, the ______, hit a homerun in his first at-bat in the MLB!
- 127. Lake ____, Marple’s home
- 130. Little Mermaid 6*
- 131. Batman’s town 6*
- 135. “This class is soooo random!” 6*
- 138. long narrative poem about the adventures and deeds of an epic hero.