Clever Girls Do Crosswords 2
Across
- 4. A reference book that lists words in alphabetical order, with entries about what words mean & how to pronounce them.
- 6. Doubting; unwilling or unable to believe.
- 7. A word or group of words that shows direction, location, or time, or introduces an object.
- 9. In which type of reference would you find a word or phrase that means the same thing as the word "somber?"
- 10. The root word meaning "believe."
- 13. An understanding of words at their most basic sense.
- 14. A number that multiplies a variable.
- 15. A close examination of the parts or structure of something; usually as a basis for understanding, discussing, and interpreting it.
- 18. When we refer to something without mentioning it directly; like describing someone who isn't a generous person as a "Scrooge."
- 19. Refers to the side length of an object or shape.
- 20. The written list of all the books used in a report or book.
- 21. Believable or reliable.
- 22. Compares two things that are similar in some important way.
- 24. Granting approval or belief in a school.
- 25. A person's purpose, objective, or plan.
- 28. This root word refers to writing.
- 29. When we say the opposite of what we mean.
- 30. A word that identifies a person, place, or thing.
- 32. To write down or record; to translate.
- 33. Which word doesn't belong: skeletal, muscular, circulatory, temperature.
- 36. A conclusion we draw based evidence and reason.
Down
- 1. A word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning.
- 2. Writing about a person's life written by that person.
- 3. A word that takes the place of a noun.
- 5. Which word doesn't belong: oxygen, hydrogen, calcium, helium.
- 7. A figure of speech that pretends that something that isn't human has human qualities.
- 8. Which word doesn't belong: central, stratus, cirrus, cumulus.
- 11. A word that modifies or describes the quality of a noun.
- 12. Like a dictionary, but this only has some words relating to a specific topic.
- 16. The capital city or Oregon.
- 17. Compares two things that are similar in some important way.
- 21. Two figures are _____ if they are the same size & shape regardless of their orientation.
- 23. To make partial or minor changes to something.
- 26. The set of whole numbers and their opposites.
- 27. Someone who writes something down.
- 31. A symbol, usually a letter of the alphabet, that stands for an unknown number or quantity.
- 34. Facts or information that prove something.
- 35. A _____ of a number represents repeated multiplication of the number by itself.