Origins of English Vocabulary
Across
- 6. system of computation using letters or other symbols for numbers
- 7. use of reason to discover truth
- 11. dwelling or shelter
- 12. percentage of one’s annual pay
- 13. capable of being seen
- 14. dangerous tropical disease
- 15. combination of different things
- 19. trickery and fooling around
- 21. plaster like wall covering
- 22. one’s duty or responsibility
- 23. humorous
- 24. female spirit who wails over an impending death
- 28. God from the machine
- 31. short, thick dagger
- 33. strong desire to travel
- 37. ancient burial mound
- 38. facial hair resembling that of a farm animal
- 39. smirk with pleasure
- 40. down, beneath
- 42. worthless waste
- 43. in good faith
- 45. sickly yellowish hue
- 47. bell tower
- 51. the best
- 52. structure of language
Down
- 1. declare invalid
- 2. in the year of the Lord
- 3. high military officer’s rank
- 4. disturbingly malformed
- 5. beat in music
- 8. incompetent
- 9. highest point
- 10. trite or overused phrase or idea
- 11. carefree or lighthearted
- 16. heavy seasonal rains
- 17. buyer beware
- 18. fertile soil
- 20. life giving mother
- 25. current state of affairs
- 26. liquid which cures all ills
- 27. meeting
- 29. to the point of nausea
- 30. famous and distinguished
- 32. with praise
- 34. worry, anxiety
- 35. government by the people
- 36. text for an opera
- 41. listing of one’s jobs and experience
- 44. leaves
- 46. for this thing
- 48. and so on
- 49. antiaircraft fire; criticism or complaints
- 50. rude
- 53. think long and hard