Blackbird Girls Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A visible suspension of particles in the air, typically produced by burning or combustion.
  2. 4. impossibility A situation that is extremely unlikely to occur based on statistical analysis.
  3. 6. A deep red color.
  4. 8. The Committee for State Security, the main security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1991, responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, and internal security.
  5. 9. drill A practice exercise conducted to prepare individuals for emergencies or hazardous situations.
  6. 10. police A government agency responsible for intelligence gathering, surveillance, and maintaining internal security, often with extensive powers and operating covertly.
  7. 11. A type of cured sausage, typically made of fermented and air-dried meat.
  8. 12. jays A species of bird characterized by their blue plumage and noisy calls.
Down
  1. 1. A building material made from a mixture of cement, aggregate (such as gravel or sand), water, and sometimes additives.
  2. 3. A type of bird, often referring to the common blackbird, known for its black plumage and melodious song.
  3. 4. Small birds belonging to the family Passeridae, typically brown or gray in color.
  4. 5. power station A facility that generates electricity through nuclear reactions, usually involving the splitting of atoms in a reactor.
  5. 7. Union Former socialist state in Eurasia, existing from 1922 to 1991, comprising several republics including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and others.
  6. 10. The horizontal piece at the bottom of a window frame, often where objects can be placed.