Across
- 1. (adj) of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent. personal def: A very regional disease or something very popular. All of the boys in my grade were part of the messy hair epidemic of 6th grade.
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- 7. (v): True def: to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb. Personal def: To get close to someone or something. Sentence: The enemy's encroach on our base as they got closer.
- 9. (v): true def: To lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle. Personal def: To make something or do something to make someone else do something. Sentence: I had to entice my mom so she would get me what I wanted from the store.
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- 11. (n) True def: A state of intense happiness and self-confidence. Personal def: to be happy. Sentence: I am in a state of euphoria when I win the tournament in soccer.
- 13. (n): true def: The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. Personal def: To say something politely and less mean or blunt. Sentence: I had to say something with more euphemism so they wouldn't get mad at me.
- 14. (v) True def: To occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb. Personal def: To get really into something you like. Sentence: It seems that is impossible for people not to get engrossed in Harry Potter.
Down
- 2. (n) True def: The act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition; painless death. Personal def: To kill a sick person painlessly. Sentence: I had to commit euthanasia on my dog because she was so sick.
- 3. (n): True def: A person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class. Personal def: To be the symbol of something. Sentence: The sloth is the epitome of being slow.
- 4. (n) True def: A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person. Personal def: A speech for a dead person. Sentence: My mom had a long nice eulogy at my grandma's funeral when my grandma died at the age of 97.
- 5. or on, en
- 8. (n): True def: A group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance: Personal def: To have a group of people follow you. Sentence: All the popular kids always have an entourage of other kids behind them.
- 12. (n): true def: a usually short section appended to the conclusion of a book or film. personal def: Something at the end of a book or movie that tells more about the characters or helps with the story. Sentence: The epilogue at the end of Marvel is the best I have ever seen in a movie.
- 14. (n): true def: A commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site. Personal def: An inscription on someone's tomb. Sentence: My grandma has a very nice epitaph on her tombstone from my family.