Across
- 2. not able to do a particular thing well
- 3. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
- 9. free of deceit and untruthfulness
- 11. the day of a person's birth
- 12. the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
- 19. the ground
- 20. the material or monetary worth of something
- 21. a rhetorical device in which a word or expression is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences, clauses, or phrases
- 24. a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
- 27. a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things
- 28. a female bird
- 30. Flying mammal
- 31. the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
- 32. economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
- 33. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
- 34. Man's best friend
- 36. a word that describes a noun or pronoun
- 38. the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition
- 39. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 40. a wound from the sting of an insect or plant
- 41. a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase
- 43. an area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic
- 46. an edible seed
- 47. a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
- 49. the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
- 51. having lived for a long time
- 52. a particular position or point in space
- 53. Has a trunk
- 56. very fine in texture or structure
- 57. a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase
Down
- 1. tremble or vibrate
- 4. exhibiting or relating to magnetism
- 5. an insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right
- 6. a strong desire to do or to achieve something
- 7. the perceptible natural movement of the air
- 8. the vapor into which water is converted when heated
- 9. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
- 10. a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
- 13. a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces
- 14. a word that characteristically is the grammatical center of a predicate and expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being
- 15. a slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae
- 16. the way in which text or pictures are set out on a page
- 17. Large marsupial
- 18. Likes to chase mice
- 22. an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption
- 23. covered or marked with an unclean substance
- 25. the fact of observing or paying attention to something
- 26. The repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
- 29. representing a non-human thing as if it were human
- 35. an area or portion that is distinct from others
- 37. the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty
- 38. uncooked
- 42. secretly listen to a conversation
- 44. having or showing an ability to deal with people in a sensitive and effective way
- 45. a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words
- 48. a formative element inserted in a word
- 50. a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics
- 54. compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm
- 55. refers to a person's physical characteristics, such as bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color
- 58. a position to the left or right of an object