Vocab A-Z
Across
- 1. attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned
- 4. the time when you are not working or doing other duties
- 7. lacking originality, freshness, or novelty
- 8. an instrument played with small mallets
- 9. happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time
- 11. to say (something) as a request in a sincere or urgent manner
- 13. speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people
- 14. not interesting; showing very little imagination
- 16. (of a bad action, situation, person, etc.) shocking because of being so obvious
- 20. to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated
- 21. feeling or expressing great joy
- 23. having the agreement and consent of all
- 24. marked by forceful energy; strongly felt
- 25. something that you must do
- 26. conditions or practices (as of cleanliness) conducive to health
Down
- 2. to make better or more tolerable
- 3. very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed
- 5. to make a careful or detailed search for information
- 6. a skill or an ability to do something easily and well
- 10. to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly
- 12. extremely or deplorably bad or distressing
- 15. a very slight amount of a colour or of a feeling
- 17. marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness
- 18. to not spend enough time or money on something, or to not use enough of something in order to do a job or activity as it should be done
- 19. marked by fervent passion for a person, a cause, or an ideal
- 22. behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care