Vocabulary #3
Across
- 4. To climb, ascend, or increase; also refers to a support or framework
- 5. Acting or done without careful thought, often resulting in undesirable consequences.
- 7. A chaotic noise caused by a crowd or commotion, uproar
- 9. Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters
- 10. To accuse someone of a crime or wrongdoing
- 12. Cautious about potential dangers or problems, watchful
- 14. Acting with care and thought for the future, wise, and cautious
- 15. To focus on something obsessively or excessively
- 18. Reserved or uncommunicative; saying little
- 20. A wrongful act or infringement of a right leading to civil legal liability
- 22. Uncontrollably energetic and noisy, boisterous
- 24. Acting quickly and without thought, impulsive
- 26. The ability to move from one place to another; movement or travel
- 27. Training or instruction to improve skill or behavior; a branch of knowledge; self-control
- 28. A close friend or companion, often associated with favoritism or nepotism
Down
- 1. Using more words than necessary; wordy
- 2. A person responsible for the care and management of a museum, gallery, or collection
- 3. Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action, inflexible
- 6. To cut into small pieces, to speak carefully or euphemistically to avoid offending.
- 7. Showing a lack of care or attention; reckless
- 8. A slope or incline; is the degree of change in something such as a road or graph
- 11. Relating to or concerning something; belonging to or associated with
- 13. To pronounce something with a breathy sound; or to draw fluid or air from a body part (e.g. during a medical procedure)
- 16. The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, often used in poetry or rhetoric
- 17. A soft, indistinct sound made by people speaking quietly or by something moving gently
- 19. Loud and harsh; grating or disorderly
- 21. A feeling or sense that something, especially something bad, is about to happen
- 23. Unable to pay debts, bankrupt
- 25. Calm, peaceful, or undisturbed
- 29. Reluctant to speak or reveal thought; reserved