Vocab Set 2
Across
- 3. adv. done in a way that is successful or productive
- 5. n. the end or border of something
- 6. adj. describes actions intended to cause pain (or a person who intends to cause someone pain)
- 7. v., n. v = to heal some sickness; n = the treatment that heals some sickness
- 8. n. 1. the money, possessions and property that can be passed down to the next generation after someone dies; 2. a very large house/property owned by a wealthy person
- 10. adj. not truthful; describes behavior that involves cheating or lying
- 13. n. a show in a museum or art gallery
- 14. (n) a negative comment about something
- 16. n. a barrier around an area of land or property to keep people/animals in or out
- 18. n. a scientific picture of something that helps us to understand its structure or how it works
- 19. adv. purposefully, intentionally; carefully
- 20. v. to gain money (or something else valuable, such as a degree)
- 21. n. soil, earth
- 22. adj. relating to information technology (computers)--information is converted into combinations of numbers ("digits") in order to be easily stored, transferred or rapidly accessed
- 23. v., n. v = to reduce in size, number, or intensity; n = a reduction in size, etc.
- 24. v. 1. to eat (academic); 2. to buy things (academic); 3. to use up something
- 25. n. an investigation
- 26. n. 1. an incident, event or occurrence; 2. a segment in a TV series
- 28. adj. 1. enthusiastic about something; 2. anxious or agitated about something
- 29. v. to focus one's attention on something
- 31. n. a utensil with points used for eating
- 32. v., n. v = to please greatly; n = extreme pleasure or joy
- 35. adj. 1. relating to the home; 2. relating to things occuring within a country
- 36. (v) to express a negative opinion about something/someone
- 38. n. 1. disagreement; 2. a war
- 40. v. to vote someone into a political position
- 44. adj. 1. describes a respectable or trustworthy person; 2. pretty good (inf.)
- 47. adj. referring to the present time
- 48. v. to be worthy of something
- 51. (n) a plant grown agriculturally (on a farm)
- 52. adj. describes an experience that is saddening or frustrating, or does not meet expectations
- 53. adj. describes something/someone that might cause harm
- 54. v. to motivate, inspire or support someone to do something
- 56. adv. somewhere else, in another place
- 57. adj. very large
- 58. v. to attach something securely to something else
- 61. v., n. to flee or run away from something; to break out of imprisonment or capture
- 62. n. the largest type of landmass on earth (e.g. Africa)
- 63. (n) a standard of evaluation, judgment or measurement
- 64. adj. certain; refers to a precise amount or a fact or statement that is clear or clearly true
- 65. v. to persuade someone about the truth of something
- 69. n. when the earth shakes violently
- 70. n. a musical performance
- 71. v. to control or assert power over someone
- 72. (conj.) A conjunction used before the first of two choices
- 75. (adj) feeling awkward, uncomfortable, ashamed of oneself
- 77. n., adj. a film that actually shows the lives of real people, or describes historical events or issues, scientific or other factual things, etc.
- 78. n. enthusiasm about something
- 82. n. mental focus; close attention
- 83. (n) 1. someone who expresses a negative view of something; 2. someone who evaluates movies, books, etc. for a living
- 84. adv. finally, after a long period of time
- 86. n. 1. an exchange of words or ideas between two people; 2. the words that the actors speak in a movie or play, or that the characters in a story speak
- 87. n. an official area or neighborhood in a city
Down
- 1. adj. 1. describes a feeling of hopelessness; 2. describes a very bad or serious situation
- 2. adj. very sad, having no enthusiasm or energy for life
- 4. adj. excited or motivated to do something
- 6. (n) a group of people who work on a particular task or job
- 7. n. a rural (non-urban) area
- 8. n. a machine that produces power to drive or move something (as in a car)
- 9. (adj) modern
- 11. v. to make something (such as a room) look more attractive
- 12. v.,n. v = to want something in a very strong way; n = a strong want or "hunger" for something
- 15. (n) a small house, often in the countryside
- 17. (adj) traditional in thinking
- 18. v. to give something to someone who needs it (such as for charity), including money, things, blood, organs, time etc.
- 22. v., n. n = self-control (another meaning is a "field of study"); v = to punish someone
- 27. n. a discussion about a controversial issue
- 30. v. to announce or state (say) something officially
- 33. n. describes a piece of writing (movie, etc.) that is not based on reality--that is made up or invented
- 34. adj. describes a person who has legally ended their marriage
- 37. n. importance, significance, attention
- 39. adv. totally, completely, wholly, absolutely
- 40. n. the field that involves designing and building machines
- 41. v. to provide amusement or enjoyment
- 42. n. leaving
- 43. (adj) describes an awkward, uncomfortable or humiliating situation
- 45. v. to put someone (or something) to work
- 46. n. amusement
- 47. n. behavior
- 49. n., v. v = to not trust or believe someone or something; n = an uncertainty or reason not to accept something as true or accurate
- 50. adj. relating to the business world
- 52. adj. purposeful (on purpose), intentional; careful
- 53. adj. not clean; covered in dirt
- 54. (adj) central or necessary to something
- 55. n. care or worry about something
- 59. n. energy, excitement,motivation or passion for something
- 60. adj. worried about something
- 65. n. a cabinet for storing things (particularly one in the kitchen)
- 66. n. / adj badness, sinfulness
- 67. n. a piece of fabric that covers a window (e.g. drapes)
- 68. n. a person or business who pays someone to work for them
- 73. v., n. v = to face something/someone; n = a chance meeting
- 74. adj. essential, necessary, extremely important
- 76. n. the unit of money used in the European Union (EU)
- 77. n. a musical instrument played by hitting it to cause a vibration (a "percussion" instrument)
- 79. (adj) awake, aware
- 80. n. the energy, time or work put into doing a task
- 81. n. a celebration (particularly for a holiday)
- 85. adj. referring to an old (80+) person
- 87. v. to make a hole in the ground; to search deeply for information or the truth