ENG I Semester Test Study Guide
Across
- 4. - Trying to instruct or impart knowledge
- 7. - To satisfy in terms of consuming enough
- 8. - Expressing approval
- 11. - Person who enjoys fine food, typically to excess
- 12. - A person who is hostile toward arts and culture
- 14. - Contemptible, low-minded
- 16. - to insult, put down
- 18. - Refraining from drinking or eating too much
- 21. - To insult by ignoring
- 23. - describing knowledge that is intended for only a specific few
- 28. - a word or phrase that reads the same forward as it does backward
- 30. - difficult, if not impossible, to understand
- 33. - prominent, distinguished
- 35. - describing a word or phrase that ha a negative association
- 36. - praise given for a job well done
- 38. - to respect deeply
- 39. - To praise or acclaim, usually loudly
- 41. - to respect deeply
- 42. - describing a warm chumminess between a group of associated people
- 44. - Loyal and reliable
- 45. - named after a person
- 48. - indirect (describing communication)
- 51. - Too obscure and deep to understand
- 52. - Despicable
- 57. - general use, acceptance, or prevalence
- 59. - having an extremely large appetite
- 60. - intentionally rude
- 62. - a peculiar characteristic or temperament.
- 64. - Having a dishonorable character
- 65. - describing writing that is bombastic or puffed up
- 67. - proper behavior
- 68. - a word that does not obey the rules of written language
- 70. - intentionally vague or mysterious
- 71. - An extremely small amount
- 73. - Lacking education or refinement
- 74. - To treat as a celebrity
- 75. - unyielding, not giving in
- 78. - illiterate
- 79. - Someone who pretends to have knowledge they don’t to hoodwink you
- 81. - Describing a hunger that cannot be satisfied
- 82. - Common in a cheap, tasteless way
- 83. - drawing attention to actions or behavior that should remain private.
- 84. - To express disapproval
Down
- 1. - to praise
- 2. - easily angered
- 3. - describing a very old word, typically no longer in use
- 5. - To praise for great, typically in public
- 6. - lack, scarcity
- 9. - To cheat or deceive
- 10. - describing someone whose speech is inflated and self-important
- 13. - unenlightened
- 15. - A person inclined to using very long words
- 17. - To reject, to renounce
- 19. - a teacher, typically a strict one
- 20. - a word formed by parts of two other distinct words
- 22. - To deceive
- 24. - a late- morning meal that has elements of both breakfast and lunch
- 25. - a redundancy, essentially saying that A equals A
- 26. - short and to the point in a way that is considered rude
- 27. - excessive, nonessential
- 29. - Firmly devoted
- 31. - overly fussy in one’s concern for trivial academic knowledge
- 32. - Lacking, deficient
- 34. - extremely hungry, insatiable
- 37. - Derisive, putting down someone or something
- 40. - Willing to advocate for oneself, confident
- 43. - unwise
- 45. - Nonessential
- 46. - To express disappointment
- 47. - Difficult to control
- 49. - a new word or expression
- 50. - To cheat or swindle, usually involving money
- 53. - Lack of something
- 54. - clear and easy to understand
- 55. - Claiming one’s opinion as though it were the unarguable truth
- 56. - very clear and easy to understand (referring to writing)
- 58. - A clever trick
- 61. - faithfulness, loyalty
- 63. - To take back a statement or an offer
- 66. - displaying scholarly knowledge
- 69. Denying oneself simple pleasures, typically for religious reasons
- 72. - Sticking to a fixed way of doing something despite changes in circumstances
- 76. - abstract and difficult to grasp
- 77. - extremely clear
- 80. - Known by only a few