Reading New Words in Context- Lesson 3

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Across
  1. 2. (n.) the long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one
  2. 4. (v.) to guess or suppose (n.) a guess based on little evidence
  3. 6. n: a mark of shame; a stain; the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination
  4. 8. (v.) to talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode
  5. 13. adj: done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand
  6. 14. adj: of the highest point; related to the most intense part
  7. 15. (adj) logically connected; clearly expressed
  8. 17. adj. loyal steadfast, or strong v. to check the flow of (blood)
  9. 20. n: something that someone does very well; a strong point
  10. 21. (adj). not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing one's purpose or position
Down
  1. 1. n: a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play
  2. 3. n: a person with extraordinary talents, especially a child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel
  3. 5. (adj). impossible to explain or understand
  4. 7. (adj). impratically idealistic; marked by a romantic notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds
  5. 9. n: a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident
  6. 10. that drives or urges an irritating stimulus (V.) to urge
  7. 11. (n.) a prod for driving cattle;
  8. 12. n: loyalty; faithfulness; accuracy of representation
  9. 16. (n.) the act of declaring something;
  10. 18. (n.) a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters
  11. 19. n: a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick