If you don't know any of these words, it may be an ominous sign.

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Across
  1. 2. Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future.
  2. 5. Having the ability to use language clearly and effectively.
  3. 6. I saw the ominous _______________ of attack helicopters against the evening sky.
  4. 8. to talk in a fast and foolish way.
  5. 9. A feeling or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing.
  6. 11. She uses a lot of __________ in her writing; sometimes she may mean three or four things at once.
  7. 12. He tried to persuade the teacher to let him go to the bathroom, but his efforts were ___________.
Down
  1. 1. If the meaning of the vocabulary words is ____________ for you, you may need to study more.
  2. 3. "Her home was a prison" is an example of a _____________.
  3. 4. The ___________ army had been bombed for days by the enemy.
  4. 7. The ____________ barking of the neighbor's dog kept me up all night.
  5. 10. A comparison using "like" or "as".