Vocabulary Unit 2
Across
- 1. poise, assurance, great self-confidence, especially when in a demanding situation
- 3. weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
- 9. strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste
- 13. to make oneself agreeable to gain acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)
- 15. a person or thing that is the perfect example of a particular quality or type; a summary of a written work; an abstract
- 17. mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means, to hide, matters involving the supernatural
- 19. belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent, originating in a bodily organ or part
- 20. to urge strongly, advice earnestly
Down
- 2. to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, characterized by excessive haste, moisture
- 4. relating to a member of a body who holds a role as a result of their status or another position that they hold; as a result of one's status or position
- 5. to spread through, penetrate, soak through
- 6. to make something bad or unsatisfactory better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
- 7. one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
- 8. pompous or overblown in language, full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
- 10. to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
- 11. to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess, likely idea that lacks definite proof
- 12. without experience, immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise
- 14. a long period of one thousand years; a period of great joy
- 16. to make a violent attack in words, to speak or write about something with strong disapproval
- 18. to talk about nonsense or childish talk; to ramble foolishly