Quiz 2- Vocabulary
Across
- 2. to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
- 3. to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
- 5. saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
- 6. to urge strongly, advise earnestly
- 8. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
- 10. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
- 11. summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
- 14. pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
- 15. to spread through, penetrate, soak through
Down
- 1. to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process.
- 4. a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
- 7. mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural
- 9. to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
- 12. without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
- 13. to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof.