The World on a Turtle's Back Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 5. an immense space
  2. 6. higher or greater than what is considered normal
  3. 7. take risky action in the hope of a desired result
  4. 8. a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time
  5. 9. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states
  6. 14. the action or process of bringing something into existence.
  7. 17. high respect; great esteem
  8. 18. all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos
  9. 19. existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established
  10. 20. an event in which people compete for supremacy
  11. 21. of twisted characteristic
  12. 23. a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
  13. 24. the prescribed order of performing a ceremony, especially one characteristic of a particular religion
Down
  1. 1. social divisions in a traditional society
  2. 2. showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals
  3. 3. shaped in a malleable material such as clay or wax
  4. 4. an animal or person
  5. 8. the action of appropriating a place or domain for one's own use
  6. 10. a strong desire to know or learn something
  7. 11. lived or occupied a place or an environment
  8. 12. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
  9. 13. connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration
  10. 14. a serious disagreement or argument
  11. 15. very large in size, quantity, or extent
  12. 16. strictly honorable or honest
  13. 22. a field or domain of interest