Wordly Wise Lessons 1-10 test

Across

1. Willing to take risks;daring.
3. A state of confusion or agitation, tumult.
9. an owner of a store or other business
10. To take on the qualities of another
12. very painful
17. To criticize strongly; to reprimand.
19. Thorough; careful.
20. Deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors.
23. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
26. To give a title, nickname or description to
27. To struggle with in close combat; to wrestle
28. To steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value.
30. cautious; very careful
31. to suppose something without sufficient evidence
32. to wire or equip with electric power
33. To slow down or to cause to slow down.
34. To make greater or better.
36. a person's usual mood; temperment;
38. A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments; any showy display
45. An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces
50. To exchange playful teasing remarks.
51. A person who lives apart from society and often alone.
52. Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed
53. To drive or to propel.
55. To soften or tone down the sound of. Not speaking or not able to speak; silent.
56. to assign or distribute as a portion or share.
58. soothing,mild
60. Able to move quickly and easily: nimble
61. done in a hurry and with little attention to detail
62. to shrink from in disgust; to detest.
64. a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
67. A slight suspicion; a vague idea.
70. A difference of opinion;disagreement
73. About to happen likely to occur in the very near future.
74. A basic food that is used frequently and in large amounts.
75. short and to the point
76. Calm and untroubled; peaceful.
80. to attempt earnestly
81. Endless; seeming to be without end.
83. The blue color of a cloudless sky.
86. Quick tempered; irritable.
87. Not steady; irregular.
89. a list of possessions or goods on hand
92. To stay in one's mind continually.
93. A ring or band put around the arm of leg to prevent free movement.
94. A downpour of rain; a flood of anything
95. To go or come before in time, rank, or position.
96. Extremely important; vital in resolving something.
97. Able to hold a large amount; roomy.
99. A flowing or poring in; arrival in massive numbers
101. To seize, by forces if necessary; to take possession of.
102. To remove the water from
107. to make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt
109. a question: to ask or ask about
110. clothed or covered
113. Intense; deeply felt
114. To arrange troops or equipment in position for battle.
115. To plead in favor of; to defend.
124. Total absence of government; Lack of order, total confusion
125. happening occasionally; not regularly
126. one step in a line of descent of a family
128. To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat
130. Highly skilled; expert.
131. Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate.
132. to enclose or encircle
134. Having wisdom and good judgement. A person known for wisdom and good judgement.
135. to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character
136. to call forth; to produce
137. To encourage or assist in some activity,especially a questionable one
138. commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced
139. A long, angry speech.
140. To absorb into a population
141. To give a picture of; to describe.
142. small and unimportant; not worth noticing
143. A group that enjoys superior status to others. Considered superior to others.

Down

2. Complicated; having many related details or parts.
4. courage to bear up under difficult circumstances
5. causing shock or horror
6. lacking excitement;boring or monotonous
7. Capable of being heard.
8. To ask earnestly; to beg
11. urgent; pressing
13. To plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal.
14. to seize;to arrest; to grasp the meaning of
15. to come up again or to happen again
16. to introduce gradually in order to establish securely
18. to make less extreme or severe
21. chaotic; unruly
22. to draw out or lengthen (in time)
24. to reject bluntly
25. to spread throughout
26. Depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged
29. to free from a difficult or tangled situation
34. To go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage.
35. of unknown source or unrevealed name
37. to give up or give in to
39. Most miserable; wretched.
40. In a wrong or imperfect way
41. To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering
42. noisy excitement an uproar or disturbance.
43. to ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner
44. a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
46. To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
47. Extremely careful:attentive to small details
48. strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar
49. Large in quantity; abundant.
54. Showing little spirit or enthusiasm.
57. to bring before a court to face with charges
59. To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior; to behave in an offensively superior manner
63. not suitable; inappropriate or improper
65. To turn aside; To entertain or amuse
66. Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right.
67. empty, shallow or silly
68. A retaliation for an injury.
69. a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original
71. To make easier.
72. capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
75. To serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner.
77. An associate or coworker of similar status
78. abrupt in manner or speech; gruff
79. deserving contempt or scorn
82. To lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions.
84. A young bird just learning to fly; A young and inexperienced person; New and untested
85. An act of great cruelty and wickedness.
88. An event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster
90. Marked by trembling or shaking.
91. a small bar or rod on which something else turns
93. voluntary and unplanned
98. to provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm
100. A sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress.
102. To take or receive from a source; to obtain through reasoning
103. To discourage or intimidate
104. To treat as a celebrity
105. A plentiful supply; a great or generous amount.
106. To level to the ground; to destroy completely.
108. to install in office with a formal ceremony
111. Untidy; carelessly done.
112. conditional; depending on something else;
116. a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
117. to try to equal; to imitate
118. To come together in a group, assemble
119. Something kept as a reminder of a past event;a souvenir
120. Paying close attention to detail.
121. a wearing away or rubbing away by friction
122. cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
123. To bring about or inflict. To express of vent.
127. Very careful; showing judgment and wisdom.
129. To pass or slip by (used with time)
133. To cause continuing anger or irritation.