ELA Vocabulary Set 1&2

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Across
  1. 2. to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe
  2. 3. to quell, crush, or end by force; to suppress, curb, or withhold
  3. 6. the capacity of a merchant vessel (ship), expressed in units of weight (tons)
  4. 7. to batter severely; strike heavily
  5. 9. to listen secretly to a private conversation
Down
  1. 1. to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter
  2. 2. confused as to time or place; out of touch
  3. 4. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering; an assortment of related things
  4. 5. a gallery or passage connecting parts of a building; hallway
  5. 8. to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc. to another; alter the direction or course of; turn; a change of direction, position, course