The Veldt
Across
- 3. sudden desire or change of mind; especially one that is unusual or unexpected
- 5. no longer necessary, useful, or outdated
- 6. the open country of grass and bushes, thinly forested parts of southern Africa
- 8. an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
- 9. settle down
- 11. intolerable, unbearable
- 13. to separate from others
- 14. excessively nervous or obsessive
- 16. an extreme, irrational distrust of others; a sense that others are out to get you
- 17. a false idea; something that one seems to see or to be aware of that is not real
- 19. an emotionally unstable person
- 21. a sudden sharp pain
- 23. a stone having a marble look
- 24. animal tracks or droppings
- 26. a duct for smoke and waste gases produced by fire, a gas heater, a power station,
- 28. acting without thought
- 29. to think about something deeply
- 30. wall hanging
- 35. covered with straw
- 36. cheerful and friendly
- 37. like crystal; clear, transparent
- 38. to produce or bring about through magic
- 39. away from the expected proper direction, amiss, or wrong.
Down
- 1. efficient an unemotional; coldly detached
- 2. confused; bewildered
- 4. medicine used to help a person settle into a state of clamness
- 7. to occupy someone completely; to engross
- 10. to show or feel understanding of another's feelings or problems
- 11. to distribute in between
- 12. to show or point out
- 15. a complex, unlearned behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species
- 16. a scientist who studies the mind
- 18. lost in thought, deeply engrossed or preoccupied
- 20. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
- 22. uncontrollable laughing or crying
- 25. open space in a forest
- 27. to come forth; to send forth
- 31. horrified, overcome with alarm
- 32. writing or any other means; mind reading
- 33. animal skins
- 34. a brief trip
- 35. communication from one mind to another without