Across
- 1. Clothes, especially of a particular or formal type. - ("I hardly think jeans are appropriate ___ for a wedding.")
- 5. Believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life. - ("He was so ___ that he valued possessions and wealth above all else.")
- 8. To make a difficult or dangerous situation calmer. - ("The two groups are trying to ___ tensions in the town council.")
- 9. Tending not to speak much. - ("He’s a reserved, ___ person.")
- 10. Easily deceived or tricked. - ("There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people ___ enough to buy them.")
- 13. Trying too hard to persuade someone to do something. - ("The salesman was a little too ___, and we felt uncomfortable.")
- 14. Showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest. - ("She gave me a long, ___ look then walked out.")
- 15. To keep or continue to have something. - ("He managed to ___ his dignity throughout the performance.")
- 17. Not allowed, especially by law. - ("Smoking is ___ in the cinema.")
- 18. To break or separate, especially by cutting. - ("The knife ___ an artery and he bled to death.")
- 19. Not using a lot of money, energy, etc. - ("A big car like that is not very ___ on fuel.")
Down
- 2. Showing behavior in which you do things suddenly without planning. - ("She's an ___ shopper and often buys things she doesn't need.")
- 3. Having a lot of money or owning a lot of things. - ("They live in an ___ neighborhood.")
- 4. Behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of others' feelings. - ("She was too ___ to point out my mistake.")
- 6. Unable to stay still or calm due to worry or boredom. - ("The audience began to get ___.")
- 7. To suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them. - ("Five soldiers died after their bus was ___ on a country road.")
- 11. Required to stay in bed due to illness or injury. - ("His aunt was 93 and ___.")
- 12. A period of extreme or violent anger. - ("Her sudden towering ___ were terrifying.")
- 13. Having a calm appearance or characteristics. - ("She was a very ___ child who slept all night and hardly ever cried.")
- 16. To make an expression of pain or strong dislike in which the face twists in an ugly way. - ("He tried to stand and ___ with pain.")
