Lexicon 1 - Audriana Griffiths
Across
- 6. / a refutation or contradiction
- 7. / involving or relating to serious academic study
- 13. / brief evocative description, account, or episode.
- 15. / a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
- 16. / requiring or involving detailed and specific knowledge or training
- 17. / causing mild amusement because of its oddness or strangeness
- 19. / a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
- 23. / having no parallel or equal; exceptional
- 24. / with a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
- 25. / form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence
- 26. / not claiming attention for oneself
- 27. / a person who writes plays
- 29. / not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possess
- 35. / a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury
- 37. / reformed or reborn, especially in a spiritual or moral sense
- 39. / likely to be the case or to happen
- 40. / very concerned to avoid doing wrong
- 44. / capable of working successfully; feasible.
- 46. / dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
- 48. / the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions
- 49. / modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so
- 50. / the enjoyable recollection of past events
- 51. / deserving censure or condemnation
- 52. / the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled
- 56. / with impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing
- 57. / a feeling not returned or rewarded
- 58. / person or company that prepares and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale
- 59. / having or showing high moral standards
- 60. / providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation
- 61. / of, resembling, or fit for a monarch, especially in being magnificent or dignified
- 62. / he state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something
- 64. / spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
- 65. / presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way.
- 66. / not justified or authorized
- 67. / not safe or robust; in poor condition
- 68. / not easily convinced; having doubts or reservation
- 69. / cancel or postpone the punishment
- 70. / done or existing alone
Down
- 1. / extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant
- 2. / showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor
- 3. / give or ascribe value or validity to
- 4. / an approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application
- 5. / the state or quality of being serious and dignified.
- 8. / skill or expertise in a particular activity or field
- 9. / prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false; disprove
- 10. / the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
- 11. / not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment
- 12. / apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending
- 14. / attempt to explain or justify (one's own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate
- 18. / excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
- 20. / take a position of power or importance illegally or by force
- 21. / a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
- 22. / a reply, especially a sharp or witty one
- 28. / a question, especially one addressed to an official or organization
- 30. / strongly influencing later developments
- 31. / sing or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor
- 32. / that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive
- 33. / the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank
- 34. / relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors
- 36. / a postulated sequence or development of events.
- 38. / grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
- 41. / childishly sulky or bad-tempered
- 42. / having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
- 43. / sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled
- 45. / vary or extend between specified limits
- 46. / prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
- 47. / a person who is unduly anxious about their health
- 53. / to determine the amount of a certain object
- 54. / feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
- 55. / justify or necessitat
- 63. / make into or regard as a problem requiring a solution
- 66. / offer goods or services at a lower price than a competitor