4.3 - Crossword Labs

3. A collection of words that a person knows, learns, or uses in a specific language.
4. The math operation where you take one number away from another to find the difference.
7. The very beginning, starting point, or source of where something comes from.
8. A choice that you make after thinking about your options.
11. A formal letter signed by many people asking a leader or government to change a rule or fix a problem.
12. Kept trying and refused to give up, even when things got really difficult or frustrating.
14. Left a country or group to start a separate government, just like the Southern states did before the Civil War.
16. How something starts in the mind or in nature.

1. One of your sharp front teeth used for biting and cutting into food like apples.
2. A shortening or shrinking of something; or, a shortcut word made by combining two words with an apostrophe (like can't).
3. A person's main career, job, or calling in life.
5. Chemical sprays that farmers use on crops to keep bugs and pests from eating the plants.
6. Overdue or late on a payment; or, a person who breaks a minor rule or law.
9. Settled a problem or found an answer to a mystery; or, made a firm promise to yourself to do something.
10. Caught or blocked something before it could reach its destination, like a football stolen by the defense.
13. Allowed or given official permission to do something, like being allowed to go to recess early.
15. Doing or saying something at the exact same time as everyone else.