Vocabulary
Across
- 3. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline
- 4. given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
- 5. unable to be placated
- 9. make suffering or a problem less severe
- 10. avoid; prevent
- 12. with reference to; concerning
- 14. a person or thing that is mysterious or puzzling
- 15. to happen suddenly
- 16. Shock or excite (someone) into taking action
- 18. a person or thing that signals the approach of another
- 20. publicly denounce
- 21. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
- 23. (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous
- 26. very attentive to and concerned about accuracy
- 28. clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
- 29. (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
- 30. think deeply about something
- 31. bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
- 34. (of a person) fond of company; sociable
- 37. too great to calculate
- 38. sharpness or keenness of the hearing
- 39. well-meaning and kindly
- 41. beginning to happen or develop
- 42. causing harm or damage
- 48. the faculty or power of using one's will
- 49. badly conceived, designed, or planned
Down
- 1. a person that comes before another of the same kind
- 2. generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person
- 6. expressing contempt or disapproval
- 7. intensify, increase, or further improvement of quality
- 8. interpret wrongly
- 11. make a problem worse
- 13. the process of releasing
- 17. kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
- 19. unchanging over time
- 22. satisfied to the full
- 24. longer than the most direct way
- 25. annoying insensitive
- 27. deserving strong condemnation
- 32. a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable
- 33. instigate or stir up
- 35. exuberant enjoyment of life
- 36. an uneasy feeling of doubt
- 40. deserving praise and commendation
- 43. (of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source)
- 44. made necessary by particular circumstances
- 45. a tiny trace of a specified feeling
- 46. approval or praise
- 47. an unorthodox or independent-minded person