English 9 Fall Vocabulary Review 2
Across
- 2. Etymologically derived from same root as found in Polyphemus, of whom "much is spoken," though in this word it is only for negative actions or reputation
- 6. A past participle used to describe an unhealthy or foolish obsession with someone or something
- 10. Etymologically derived from a figure in Greek mythology whose punishment is the eternally futile action of rolling a bolder up a hill
- 11. A leisurely stroll that Thoreau at least attributes to those going "a la Sainte Terre," or to the Holy Land
- 12. Etymologically derived from "blanc" (white), as things that are diseased are often pale
- 14. Synonyms = unstable; unpredictable; capricious
- 15. Antonyms = aggravate; unsettle; vex
- 18. To have a sense of what might happen in the future
- 19. Antonyms = pacify; assuage; mollify
- 20. Synonyms = mediate; intervene; adjudicate
Down
- 1. A word derived from an actual person who lived in the American West and who was a famous nonconformist
- 3. To forcefully, or otherwise unlawfully, claim power from another
- 4. Something that is extremely dangerous, harmful, or poisonous
- 5. Telemachus accuses his mother Penelope of being this when she stubbornly refuses to acknowledge Odysseus
- 7. What Cassandra asks to sing for herself in the moments leading to her death 'Agamemnon'
- 8. Etymologically derived from a root meaning "watch," as in standing guard or keeping an eye on something
- 9. Antonyms = sanctify; revere; consecrate
- 13. Synonyms = chaos; confusion; cacophony
- 16. A word that can be pronounced two ways; in one sense, a public tribute or commendation; in another sense, an acknowledgement of influence or inspiration (as in art)
- 17. To make a guess or assumption without complete evidence