"The Veldt" Vocabulary Aquisition
Across
- 1. too extreme to bear; intolerable
- 7. an expert or specialist in psychology
- 9. by itself with little or no direct human control
- 13. causing great and irreparable harm or damage
- 14. the state or quality of being efficient
- 15. working or produced by machines or machinery
- 16. a room in a house for the special use of young children
- 17. greatly dismayed or horrified
Down
- 2. mentally deranged
- 3. having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something
- 4. unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people or their actions
- 5. to give a cry of pain, grief, or anger
- 6. an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child
- 8. look thoughtfully for a long time at or to think about something
- 10. consumed by thought; distracted
- 11. use of free time for enjoyment
- 12. emotional or exaggerated reaction to something or someone