English 9 Fall Vocabulary Review 2

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