Across
- 2. muscular strength
- 4. a suffix that would be added to the words meaning “the act of amusing” or “the act of governing”
- 6. a clown or a comedian
- 8. a prefix that means “out or out of”
- 10. abundant, plentiful, a lot
- 11. suffix meaning “a doctrine, system, theory, or practice” and changes words to nouns
- 12. someone who consumes too much food or drink
- 13. cigarettes, radiation, too much sunlight, etc.
- 15. prefix meaning “over, above, beyond”
- 16. the suffix that would be added to the word meaning “to make intense”
- 18. “There is not enough money in the world to make me eat my vegetables!”
- 19. grumpy or complaining
- 21. “As the trees danced in the wind, my thoughts strolled back through the wonderful events of the day.”
- 25. to erase or rub out
- 26. extremely evil
- 27. “The thought was gone, like a feather in the wind.”
- 30. to brag
- 31. to echo or resound
- 33. the top of a mountain, the best part of life
- 34. suffix that means “state or condition” and changes words to nouns
- 37. to describe accurately
- 40. food or style of cooking
- 43. suffix meaning “the manner in which something is done” and changes words to adverbs
- 44. intensify or improve
- 45. a mass departure
Down
- 1. dark, unknown or hard to understand
- 3. the prefix for a word that means “not interested”
- 4. “He was a brick wall. Nothing could get past him.”
- 5. prefix meaning “not, into, cause”
- 7. “The leaves crunched and crackled beneath my feet.”
- 8. to create or to cause
- 9. something that delays action or progress
- 14. prefix meaning “not or without”
- 16. “I can’t get off on the right foot with anyone. At times I feel like the cat’s got my tongue and at others I can’t stop sticking my foot in my mouth. I give up!”
- 17. A hurricane, tornado, or typhoon would do this to a city or a neighborhood.
- 20. to praise highly
- 22. All of the following items would do this: stars, glitter, a flame, or sequins.
- 23. “The soap was so slippery it slid right through my fingers and sank in the water.”
- 24. You would need this to run into a burning building, fight in a battle, or if you are scared.
- 28. social
- 29. You must have this to be a good dancer, musician, singer, or quarterback.
- 32. everyday language
- 33. a prefix that means “before”
- 35. a prefix for a word that means “to come back again”
- 36. out of the ordinary or eccentric
- 38. a suffix that means “able to”
- 39. to enlarge or increase
- 41. suffix meaning “cause to be or resemble, become” and can change words to verbs
- 42. You might need this if you are stressed or need some time away.
