Quarter 2 Root Words

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Across
  1. 4. to make something smaller or shorter; to become smaller
  2. 5. the art of making beautiful handwriting
  3. 7. words that are written on or cut into a surface
  4. 11. likely to cause people to argue or disagree
  5. 13. able to move from one place to another
  6. 14. a science that deals with things that are alive, such as plants and animals; the study of life
  7. 16. the amount that something is stretched; an uneasy feeling that makes it difficult to relax
  8. 17. a reason for doing something
  9. 18. not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown
  10. 19. a name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in a title
Down
  1. 1. the condition of being eager to act or work
  2. 2. the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone or something
  3. 3. generous and friendly to guests or visitors
  4. 6. a place or position
  5. 8. not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant
  6. 9. a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name
  7. 10. to force someone or something to move from a place or position
  8. 12. a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed
  9. 15. capable of being slowly broken down into very small parts by natural processes