Latin Roots Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 4. freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
- 8. to attack the reputation or character of someone; to speak ill of
- 10. peaceable, friendly, lovable
- 12. having to do with the sense of hearing
- 14. in love with; charmed by
- 15. a face or facial expression
- 17. relating to birth
- 19. the quantity of work or goods produced from each worker or unit of labor
- 20. consult, compare views; bestow or give
- 22. a person with original ideas about what the future will or could look like (often impractical)
- 23. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for future events or decisions
- 25. the decay or breaking down of people's values
- 26. believing on slight evidence, gullible
- 27. a stopping, either final or temporary
- 32. lasting for a long time; a plant that lives for many years
- 33. a writer's or speaker's choice of words
- 34. to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue
- 35. bend one knee to touch the ground, as in worship
- 36. to speak against; to say the opposite
- 37. to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve
Down
- 1. the murder of a king or queen
- 2. a written note or letter
- 3. relating to water
- 5. a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken
- 6. to come up with; devise; to give shape to
- 7. lead; guide; escort; behavior
- 9. a pipe or channel that carries water
- 11. the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down
- 13. sensible; showing good judgement
- 14. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
- 16. a person who writes things down
- 18. expressing love or the state of being in love
- 21. derived from real life or nature, or imitating it very closely
- 24. adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard
- 28. able to go in to, enter, or approach
- 29. providing useful information to shape others' perceptions
- 30. easy to see and understand; obvious, clear
- 31. to gain another's favor by flattery or false friendliness