The World on a Turtle's Back Vocabulary Words
Across
- 5. an immense space
- 6. higher or greater than what is considered normal
- 7. take risky action in the hope of a desired result
- 8. a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time
- 9. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states
- 14. the action or process of bringing something into existence.
- 17. high respect; great esteem
- 18. all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos
- 19. existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established
- 20. an event in which people compete for supremacy
- 21. of twisted characteristic
- 23. a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
- 24. the prescribed order of performing a ceremony, especially one characteristic of a particular religion
Down
- 1. social divisions in a traditional society
- 2. showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals
- 3. shaped in a malleable material such as clay or wax
- 4. an animal or person
- 8. the action of appropriating a place or domain for one's own use
- 10. a strong desire to know or learn something
- 11. lived or occupied a place or an environment
- 12. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
- 13. connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration
- 14. a serious disagreement or argument
- 15. very large in size, quantity, or extent
- 16. strictly honorable or honest
- 22. a field or domain of interest