Vocab. 1-10

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Across
  1. 4. Excessive fullness; superabundance; a lot
  2. 6. Unsafe, unstable, uncertain
  3. 7. To refer to indirectly
  4. 8. Now that I’d had the dream twice, it seemed to be a ____ sign instead of just a dream.
  5. 10. To become dry; shriveled, shrunken, dried-up
  6. 12. I’m sure the football players are ___ in their uniforms during this heat.
  7. 13. Oppressed by heat; extreme heat
  8. 14. To gain possession of; to acquire; get
Down
  1. 1. As the story was told and retold, speakers would often ____ the tale.
  2. 2. To come to a conclusion through evidence
  3. 3. After taking the turn too fast, the jeep tilted ____ to the left, gravity threatening to take control.
  4. 5. ____ the ability to speak a second language makes it easier to travel aboard.
  5. 8. To predict
  6. 9. To add fanciful or fictitious details to; to beautify by adding ornaments
  7. 11. The detective ____ that the killer’s weapon was knife based on the wounds left on the victim.
  8. 13. Clear; calm; tranquil