Spelling: Week 22

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Across
  1. 3. Expressed in few words; concise (She didn't want to write a long report, so she tried to be very ______.)
  2. 6. Summarize (To ________ my talk, I want to go over some of the main points.)
  3. 7. Spreading everywhere (The grasshoppers were ________ and ate every green plant in sight.)
  4. 8. to surround with military forces; to surround or beset, as with troubles (I don't want to _____ you with more problems, but your car just broke down.)
  5. 9. Accost; stop; approach; hinder (The police tried to _______ the escaped criminal by setting up road blocks.)
  6. 10. Free of charge; without payment (The shop owner gave the child a balloon _____.)
Down
  1. 1. Dedicate (He wanted to ________ his life to God, so he became a monk.)
  2. 2. Exit (A boulder fell in front of the cave _______, barring any hope of escape.)
  3. 4. Cancel; deny (She tried to ______ the existence of Santa Claus.)
  4. 5. Nomadic; wandering from place to place (Some Native American tribes were ________, moving to wherever they could find food.)