vocabulary exercise
Across
- 1. Causing great wonder; extraordinary: ‘these…. technological toys are fun to play with’
- 3. showing a willingness to take risks, confident and courageous ( verb)
- 5. A bed consisting of a base and mattress but no footboard or headboard.
- 6. Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
- 7. A substance used as a preparatory coat on wood, metal, or canvas, especially to prevent the absorption of subsequent layers of paint or the development of rust
- 8. A broker who buys and sells securities on a stock exchange on behalf of clients.
- 9. A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour
- 10. Tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable
- 11. Relating to the assistance of those in need: he has spent £50,000 on ……. Causes’
- 13. A small European tree which has hanging clusters of yellow flowers followed by slender pods containing poisonous seeds. The hard timber is sometimes used as an ebony substitute.
- 15. A Eurasian shrub or small tree of the olive family, which has fragrant violet, pink, or white blossom and is a popular garden ornamental.
- 16. The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong, repentance
Down
- 1. The quality or state of being mediocre
- 2. An officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant.
- 4. Behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability
- 7. the filtration plant is able to ….. 70 tons of water a day
- 8. A horse race run on a racecourse having ditches and hedges as jumps
- 9. The driver of a horse-drawn hackney carriage.
- 12. Eager or quick to argue or fight, aggressively defiant
- 14. A small finch-like Old World bird related to the weaver birds, typically with brown and grey plumage.