Vocabulary Building Crossword Puzzle Set 21
Across
- 3. a picture of a long scene or place (e.g. Hot air balloon tours allow risk-takers to see a ______ of the city below while being thousands of feet up in the air.)
- 5. the act of something happening unexpectedly or rapidly (e.g. With the ______ of the snowstorm, the kids were sent home from school before the hour was over.)
- 8. the following or carrying out of a plan (e.g. Though her parents though she should be a doctor, the sculptor decided to continue with her ______ of an art degree.)
- 9. a person who displays irrational or idiotic behaviors (e.g. As the ______ was spouting gibberish to himself as he walked down the street, many pedestrians avoided him as much as possible.)
- 10. lack of respect for God (e.g. Speaking with ______ of holy things was a crime in the city-state, but few were ever prosecuted.)
Down
- 1. something that persuades someone to do something (e.g. As an incentive for the workers, the company offered an ______ to encourage them to remain accident free.)
- 2. not a single one (e.g. Unfortunately, ______ a restaurant was open at two o'clock in the morning.)
- 4. an arranged meeting that is often held in secrecy (e.g. The detective is going to try and catch the lovers during their intimate ______.)
- 6. having supreme power and influence (e.g. The president has been able to assert his ultimate ______ over the prime minister.)
- 7. the act of drugging or incapacitating in order to calm (e.g. The doctors were forced to ______ the hysterical woman before she her herself.)