Vocabulary Units 7-9 Crossword

(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from
(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
(n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
(adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
(v.) to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
(adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party
(v.) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; (n.) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
(n.) the highest point
(v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical
(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction
(n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
(v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
(v.) to join at one end or be next to; support, prop up
(n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
(n.) a very close friend, chum, buddy
(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
(adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
(v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value
(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
(n.) hatred, ill-will
(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
(v.) to pass through or grain entrance to gradually or stealthily
(adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
(v.) to declare publicly or officially
(n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
(v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
(adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor
(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
(v.) to end resistance, give up, throw in the towel
(v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
(adj.) charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion
(adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
(n.) freedom from punishment
(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point
(n.) something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
(n.) fame, glory