Vocab Practice Educated 126-150
Across
- 4. the act of taking away, withholding or the state of being without essential items, conditions or comforts needed for physical or mental well-being
- 5. to make something bad less severe, intense, or easier to endure
- 7. unfair tendency to favor one person, group, or side over another, acting as a form of bias or protest
- 10. - a mistaken, false, or inaccurate idea, belief, or opinion typically resulting from incorrect thinking, faulty reasoning, or a lack of proper misunderstanding
- 12. the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension, including thinking, knowing, remembering, judging, and problem-solving
- 13. having great size, volume, bulk, or fullness
- 15. a strong, intuitive feeling that a future event –typically something dangerous, negative, or unpleasant– is about to occur, often without a logical reason
- 17. careful, detailed, often critical examination of something
- 18. male head of family, organization, tribe, or community
- 20. the belief that all events are predetermined by a higher power and we have no control over them
- 22. body tissue, cells, or organs that have died or are in the process of dying, typically resulting from burns, disease, injury, infection, or loss of blood supply
- 24. a deep feeling of respect, honor, or awe, often mixed with admiration or fear, typically directed toward something considered sacred, profound, or superior.
- 25. to create something strong or durable often following a difficult situation; shaping metal through heat and hammering
Down
- 1. a low, protective wall or barrier at the edge of roof, balcony, bridge, etc.
- 2. the beginning of something (pregnancy or otherwise)
- 3. size, extent, dimension or importance of something, often indicating large scale or great intensity
- 6. the systematic, persistent, and cruel or unfair treatment of an individual or group, typically driven by hostility based on race, religion, political beliefs, or identity
- 8. lack of agreement, harmony, or consistency among things, often characterized by harshness
- 9. something impossible to understand, comprehend, or measure
- 11. the physical and/or emotional breakdown of a relationship, characterized by a loss of affection, trust, and regular communication between family members, spouses, or partners
- 14. passive acceptance of an unpleasant situation or difficult situation that you cannot change (also, the quitting of a job)
- 16. something that is not reasonable, believable, or likely to be true
- 19. deep, instinctive emotions that come from a gut feeling, not logic
- 21. something extremely intense, hot, or painful
- 23. someone or something that is straying from the proper course, behaving badly, or wandering aimlessly (to err = to make a mistake; error = a mistake)