2024 Vocab Crossword 6*

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