Across
- 2. a thing that is of great worth, especially a small item of personal property (e.g. The elderly woman took an old painting to an expert to estimate its worth and was surprised at how ______ it was.)
- 6. a force or energy that causes progress or movement (e.g. The plane cannot leave the hangar until its ______ system is fixed.)
- 8. a weak or very slight earthquake (e.g. Because we live on a fault line, we feel a weak ______ that rattles the picture frames on our wall every once in a while.)
- 9. a bent position or shape (e.g. The gymnast's ______ allowed us to see the full extent of her flexibility.)
- 10. a series or large amounts of (e.g. A recent ______ of employee changes left the company with an entirely new staff.)
Down
- 1. in a manner that is childish and unpleasant or referring to a young person (e.g. Cliff may be mayor now, but as a teenager, he was a ______ delinquent who once spray-painted the police station.)
- 3. a state of great comfort, especially when provided by expensive and beautiful things (e.g. Living a life of ______, the queen had people to wait on her hand and foot.)
- 4. to evict, especially from a country (e.g. The immigration system threatened to ______ my Venezuelan maid.)
- 5. having excessive emotions about certain things or people (e.g. Jan becomes ______ whenever she thinks about her deceased parents.)
- 7. to all outward appearances (e.g. Although Clyde had plans to spend the day with his mistress, ______ he appeared to be getting ready for work by packing his brief case.)