Vocabulary Plus Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle has 10 clues. Answers range from 5 to 10 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

beginning to exist or become noticeable; in an early stage of development
to make abusive or slanderous statements about
tiresome due to dullness or length
the practice of refraining from indulgence; doing without
required; obligatory
to search deeply, as though digging
easily shaped or bent, in form or in mind
serious and sincere; revered sincerely and seriously
to wrestle fiercely; a metal shaft having multiple hooks, often thrown with a rope and used to climb
to destroy entirely; to wipe out completely