English 12 Vocabulary Units 1-3

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Across
  1. 2. in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
  2. 10. hackneyed, trite, commonplace
  3. 11. nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
  4. 13. open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
  5. 14. developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
  6. 16. something that is full of bitterness, deep-seated resentment, or continuing ill will
  7. 17. a formal statement of commendation; high praise
  8. 18. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
  9. 20. to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
  10. 23. able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
  11. 26. swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
  12. 28. not usual or expected; not in character
  13. 32. to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefuly; jointed
  14. 33. holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
  15. 34. to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
  16. 36. deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
  17. 37. straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
  18. 39. to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
  19. 42. to claim or take without right
  20. 43. to avoid, shun, keep away from
  21. 45. to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
  22. 48. generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
  23. 51. a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
  24. 52. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
  25. 53. lacking a spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
  26. 56. a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
  27. 58. a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
  28. 59. dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
  29. 60. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
Down
  1. 1. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
  2. 3. cheerful readiness, promptness, or a brisk and eager willingness to do something
  3. 4. nearness in place or time; kinship
  4. 5. having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
  5. 6. to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
  6. 7. harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
  7. 8. pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
  8. 9. habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
  9. 12. having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
  10. 15. asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor
  11. 19. to remove from a grave; to bring to light
  12. 21. belief, mental acceptance
  13. 22. an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish
  14. 24. to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
  15. 25. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
  16. 27. relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
  17. 29. to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
  18. 30. language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
  19. 31. offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
  20. 35. the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
  21. 38. the occurrence of fortunate, pleasant, or valuable events by chance
  22. 40. without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
  23. 41. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
  24. 44. so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
  25. 46. desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
  26. 47. capable of being held or defended
  27. 49. improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
  28. 50. tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism
  29. 54. to imitate with the intent or equaling or surpassing the model
  30. 55. the quality of having keen mental discernment, sound judgment, and deep wisdom
  31. 57. to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry