Vocabulary
Across
- 6. exposed and barren; desolate
- 7. to drop down; plunge
- 9. relax after you have done something that makes you tense or tired
- 12. to expose as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated
- 14. to take strong official action to stop or control them - 2 words
- 16. as if someone enjoys watching other people's private lives
- 19. having to choose one thing or another
- 20. given to examination or investigation
- 22. to hurry with a great show of energy or activity
- 23. characterized by reduced visibility; misty
- 24. to summon with a gesture of the hand or head
- 25. to treat with indulgent care; pamper
- 27. saying something that contrasts with what has just been said.
- 28. a place to live in; residence; house
- 29. the act of reproducing something for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose
Down
- 1. useful or pleasant facilities or services
- 2. to hand down, pass on, as to following generations
- 3. able to be done or put into effect; possible
- 4. person who finds faults
- 5. the practice of informing on someone
- 7. an idea or opinion formed beforehand
- 8. someone who resists or defies rules
- 10. visually pleasing, esp in being striking or vivid
- 11. bright and showy, but lacking in good taste
- 13. to only a small extent
- 15. a young person that is very clever and very good at something
- 17. short for confidence trick
- 18. sharply distressing or painful to the feelings
- 21. things or ideas that are mixed up and not in order
- 26. to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of