This crossword puzzle might be kind of difficult – the vocabulary comes from a list of words that are common on the TOEFL test. Give it a try, and see how you do. Have fun, and learn from the words you don’t know!
Across
1. praise for a person or their achievements
4. a situation in which two people, ideas, or statements agree with each other
5. to not do something, especially something enjoyable, because you think it is bad for your health or morally wrong
7. hand or swing loosely
11. take the whole attention, enslave
12. a trick
14. no longer useful, outdated
16. unspoken, silent
19. astonish
21. the ability to think quickly and make good judgments
22. unreasonably impatient or irritable
24. death-like, pale and ill
25. very similar to something
26. looking ill, not bright
27. good at doing something that needs care and skill
28. to hate a type of behavior or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong
Down
1. to change something so that it can be used in a different way or for a different purpose
2. to repair
3. good enough in quality for a particular purpose or activity
4. angry or threatening behavior or feelings that often result in fighting
6. distress, suffering
8. to praise highly
9. yield, die
10. to make understandable
13. invent, prepare by mixing together
15. rub or wipe out, obliterate
17. to tell or warn someone severely that they have done something wrong
18. take away from, prevent from using
20. to slander
23. to decide officially to give something to someone or use something for a particular purpose