The Handmaid's Tale
Across
- 1. incapable of producing offspring (often referring to a female)
- 3. offspring
- 4. an event or action that can be used as an example or standard
- 8. a show of respect toward someone
- 9. a conference, seminar
- 12. to socialize or associate oneself with
- 14. mournful and gloomy
- 18. a group united by a specific doctrine
- 21. forbidden
- 22. in disguise
- 26. faithfully
- 27. showing moodiness or bad-temper due to disappointment or anger
- 28. relating to spying
- 29. perfect, without fault
- 30. the complete lack of governmental control
- 31. unable to be cheered up
- 33. the quality of holiness
- 36. clear; able to see through
- 37. a record
- 38. someone who is willing to suffer for a cause or belief
- 41. impossible to understand
- 44. obedient or servant-like
- 45. the original shows through
- 47. sluggish, tired
- 48. extreme cruelties
- 49. required, mandatory
- 50. levels of rank within a system or society
- 51. against established religious beliefs
Down
- 2. liveliness, energy
- 3. talks or negotiations, particularly between opposing forces
- 5. trembling from fear or nervousness
- 6. to desire what someone else has
- 7. greed; the inability to be satisfied
- 10. to reproach or condemn
- 11. chronological or historical mistakes
- 13. a sequence of events that seem to be meaningfully related
- 15. obvious
- 16. inactive; tending to laziness
- 17. honest, sincere
- 19. a manuscript written over a partially erased document in such a way
- 20. secretly; in a hidden manner
- 23. to seek the favor of someone by flattering or pleasing
- 24. bragging about one’s success to make someone else feel bad
- 25. sharing ideas or sentiments
- 32. preoccupied; lost in thought
- 34. shortness, compactness
- 35. strict compliance to established political or religious beliefs
- 39. shyly, modestly
- 40. point a small stitch used in embroidery
- 42. sentimental about the past
- 43. a humorous imitation of something
- 44. incapable of producing offspring (often referring to a male)
- 46. a criticism of what someone does or says