ELA 10-1 Short Story Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. ADJ showing contempt or lack of respect
  2. 5. ADJ showing signs or having wishes to do evil to others
  3. 8. N accumulated excrement of seabirds and bats, used as fertilizer
  4. 10. ADJ make or become loose
  5. 11. ADJ to be bad-mannered or rough
  6. 15. N the state of feeling remorseful or sorry
  7. 18. N a tool with a helical bit for boring holes in the ground
  8. 19. V straightening, sharpening, or polishing (of a razor)
  9. 21. ADJ easily damaged or broken; fragile or insubstantial, weak
  10. 23. V the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.
  11. 25. V asking urgently and fervently to do something
  12. 27. ADJ something that is seemingly endless
  13. 28. N a point of high land protruding out of water
  14. 29. ADV extremely wickedly or cruelly
  15. 31. N a clumsy, stupid person
  16. 32. ADJ including or containing people from many different countries
  17. 36. ADJ something that cannot be removed or forgotten
  18. 37. N a heavy cotton fabric, typically with a floral pattern printed on one or both sides
  19. 39. N a curved knife used for cutting long grass or crops
  20. 40. ADV in a thorough and responsible way
  21. 41. ADJ making a loud, confused noise; uproarious
  22. 43. N a heavy-duty waterproof cloth (long form of “tarp”)
  23. 45. N a set of mountains in northeastern New York
  24. 46. N a system or planned way of doing things, usually from a government or person in power
  25. 47. N a petite scaled purse, sized to hold one’s essentials
  26. 48. ADV for an unlimited or unspecified amount of time
Down
  1. 1. ADJ an intense longing for something
  2. 2. V stopped (usually the flow of something)
  3. 3. N loud, noisy, lively, or unstrained
  4. 4. ADV delicately or gracefully
  5. 6. N temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow on the head
  6. 7. ADV to concede to one’s desires, typically unhealthily or immorally
  7. 9. ADJ a point or opinion that is arguable and subjective to modification
  8. 12. ADJ the intense state of being absorbed with an idea, often in a superficial manner
  9. 13. V to make a very high-pitched noise, past tense
  10. 14. ADJ not having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature
  11. 16. N someone who swindles by not repaying a debt or a wager
  12. 17. (2 words) good morning in Italian
  13. 20. ADV describing a rough voice
  14. 22. N a sudden attack into enemy territory to obtain something, a raid
  15. 24. ADJ sticking out or projecting
  16. 26. (5 words) expression for getting a reaction out of a man
  17. 29. N something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity
  18. 30. ADJ of a material, surface, or structure; shaped into alternate ridges and grooves
  19. 33. V increase suddenly and powerfully, typically during an otherwise stable or quiescent period
  20. 34. ADV more than usually, especially
  21. 35. N regular business given to a store, restaurant, or public service by a person or a group
  22. 38. V said or pronounced very clearly
  23. 42. N the movable part of a window it is made up of the frame that holds the glass
  24. 44. ADJ attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous