8th Grade Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A small ship was tossed violently by the ___.
  2. 4. n. ridicule
  3. 8. looking over carefully
  4. 10. n. a hateful or disgusting thing
  5. 12. A ___ light brightened the room.
  6. 13. This word has two definitions: n. depression of spirit; adj. causing sadness.
  7. 14. n. a facial expression of pain or disgust
  8. 17. adv. cautiously, secretly
  9. 18. n. a tendency to believe too easily, gullibility
  10. 21. The ___ water was undisturbed by wind or waves.
  11. 22. n. shameless daring or boldness
  12. 23. She stopped a moment to ___ the question before answering.
Down
  1. 1. adj. well-known, particularly for disgraceful behavior
  2. 3. n. danger
  3. 5. n. kindness, goodwill
  4. 6. v. fashioned; formed
  5. 7. It was a ___ little house.
  6. 9. adj. false or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what he or she is not.
  7. 11. adv. with intense emotion
  8. 15. adv. suitably; appropriately
  9. 16. v. to draw a conclusion without having firm evidence
  10. 19. I needed a ___ from the noise.
  11. 20. n. a power that is supposed to determine the course of events