Across
- 4. a phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing.
- 7. the act or process of preparing oneself or others for a new situation.
- 8. the way a person feels at a certain time.
- 9. a reasonable, widely accepted explanation for why something happens.
- 10. having independent government.
Down
- 1. a representation of a person, as in literature or art, that serves to symbolize or personify some quality or other abstraction.
- 2. a particular section of a main group
- 3. to cause (an area) to be somewhat dark or darker.
- 5. the Cretaceous Period, or the rock formations that date from that time.
- 6. a word that sounds the same as another but has a different meaning and often a different spelling.