Book Club Vocab Crossword Puzzle 7
Across
- 2. Who a person is, including the qualities, beliefs, and expressions that make them different from others.
- 4. The practice of spying or using spies to find out secret information about another government or military.
- 7. Being legally forced to leave the home where you live, usually because the rent wasn't paid.
- 8. Purposely destroying or damaging something (like equipment or a bridge) to weaken an enemy.
- 16. The science of designing, building, and flying aircraft like airplanes and helicopters.
- 17. The state of being extremely poor and lacking the money to meet basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter.
- 20. A secret group of people working to fight back against an enemy that has taken over their country.
- 21. When the military of one country takes control of another country or area during a war.
- 22. Watched, kept track of, or checked the progress of something over time.
- 24. Something or someone that is very powerful or impressive, often causing a little bit of fear or respect.
- 25. To drink or eat something very quickly and greedily.
Down
- 1. The practice of keeping people of different races separate, such as having different schools or seating areas for Black and White people.
- 3. To lift or pull something up, especially something heavy, often using ropes or a pulley.
- 5. Constant bothering or annoying someone with frequent questions or requests.
- 6. Financial help or services provided by the government to people who are in need.
- 9. Feeling very ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish, especially in front of other people.
- 10. Smiled or spoke in a mean or mocking way to show that you don't like or respect someone.
- 11. The branch of science that studies how energy, force, and matter work together (like gravity or motion).
- 12. A situation where there is not enough of something to meet the demand (a shortage).
- 13. A fixed, limited amount of something (like food or gasoline) that people are allowed to have when there isn’t enough for everyone.
- 14. A special room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or testing.
- 15. A process in science where the center of an atom splits into two or more smaller parts, releasing a massive amount of energy.
- 18. A statement or situation that seems like it should be impossible or contradictory but might actually be true.
- 19. Having a feeling that someone is doing something wrong or dishonest, even if you don’t have proof yet.
- 23. The curved path that an object follows as it moves through the air or space.