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Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 42 (Solution)
Posted on 2013/05/13
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 42
Posted on 2013/05/12
Across
1 Feeling suspicion (10)
5 Not feeling well (3)
8 Conquer (8)
9 A word used when talking about something that might happen (2)
10 Exchange (5)
11 Spectator (8)
12 Handle on stairs (4)
14 Fireproof mineral (8)
16 The earth spins on this (4)
18 Ability to react to stimuli (11)
19 Question word for location (5)
20 Breakfast food (3)
22 Part of the nervous system (5)
25 Salty body of water (3)
26 Normal (7)
29 Restricted to a particular place (5)
30 Use a knife (3)
32 The state of being impure (8)
34 Nighttime (7)
37 Foe (5)
38 Something that is lost (4)
39 Either… ____ … (2)
Down
1 Lucky number (5)
2 Somber (7)
3 Practical (11)
4 Place of higher education (10)
5 Involving two or more nations (13)
6 Opposite of “asset” (9)
7 Not shallow (4)
13 Fastener (5)
14 Something else that can be chosen (11)
15 Foundation (4)
17 Lightning bug (7)
21 Big (5)
23 Speed contest (4)
24 To grow to be (6)
25 Therefore (2)
27 Nothing there (5)
28 Fourth month of the year (5)
31 Part of the foot (3)
33 Affirmative answer (3)
35 Yes or ____ ? (2)
36 To move from one place to another (2)
Crossword – TOEFL 13
Posted on 2013/05/05
Across
1 Small and unimportant (10)
6 Pivot (6)
8 Conceited (4)
9 Sudden and unexpected (6)
10 Of or relating to citizens (5)
12 Worldly-wise (13)
16 Mutation (11)
17 Declare, say something firmly because you are certain it is true (4)
19 Verbal abuse (12)
22 Making a hypocritical show of religious devotion (13)
24 Legendary (6)
26 Surrender (10)
28 Make a mistake (3)
29 Radiance (6)
30 A charge, usually monetary, for something (3)
Down
1 Story (5)
2 Dismal, gloomy; ferocious, savage (4)
3 To take hold of or seize firmly as with the hand (5)
4 A place where alcohol is served (3)
5 To give up residence in one’s homeland (10)
7 Soothe or quiet (4)
10 Done in secret, to conceal or deceive (11)
11 Contend (3)
12 Separate, especially by cutting (5)
13 To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify (8)
14 Honored, respected (13)
15 Wander (4)
18 Discharge (4)
19 Characterized by instinct rather than intellect (8)
20 Fragment (7)
21 To rub or wipe out, to obliterate (6)
23 Logical, reasonable, convincing (6)
25 A big, furry animal that lives in the woods (4)
27 Anger (3)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 41
Posted on 2013/04/28
Across
1 Small auxiliary verb (2)
2 Polygon with four right angles (9)
8 Cat sound (4)
9 Obtain (3)
10 Fantasy (11)
13 Symbol (4)
14 You have two, one on each side of your head (3)
16 Usual drinking age in America (6-3)
17 A word used when talking about something that might have happened (2)
18 Speak (4)
19 Political leader (9)
22 Not outer (5)
24 Part of a book (4)
25 ____ and on (3)
26 Thick mat (3)
28 Second thought (12)
30 What you wear on your head (3)
31 Affirmative answer (3)
32 Sick (3)
33 On top of (4)
34 Unpleasant taste (6)
35 Having to do with finances (9)
Down
1 The process of digesting food (9)
3 Way to smoke tobacco (9)
4 When (2)
5 Opposite of “come” (2)
6 Kingdom (6)
7 Relationship (10)
10 Understanding of something (14)
11 From the outside to the inside (4)
12 A second one (7)
15 Something that rolls (6)
20 Big fire (7)
21 Paper used for blowing your nose (6)
23 Nothing there (5)
24 Pot and ____ (3)
25 Opposite of “in” (3)
27 Arid place (6)
29 Place to sleep when traveling (5)
30 One of two equal parts of something (4)
34 To ____ or not to ____ (2)
Crossword – Irregular Verbs 15
Posted on 2013/04/21
Across
1 Playing outside during stormy weather is (forbid). (9)
4 Mother (forbid) all smoking in her parlor, so Father had to go on the porch to enjoy his cigar. (7)
7 Not to be (outdo) by her younger brother, Janice studied diligently, hoping to get straight As on her next report card. (7)
9 The small-town sheriff (outdraw) the bandit and shot him to death in a duel. (7)
12 Don’t speak unless you’re (speak) to. (6)
16 Hungry after a grueling workout, the teenaged boys (tear) into the pizza and BBQ chicken wings. (4)
17 The liar had (interweave) his tale with just enough truth to make the story seem plausible. (10)
19 If we hadn’t (take) so long to eat lunch, we probably would have arrived on time. (5)
21 Every year, the movie “The Ten Commandments” is (telecast) around Eastertime. (8)
22 I (get) the chickenpox when I was in second grade. (3)
23 The teacher told Steve that his essay was sloppy and needed to be (rewrite). (9)
27 Where were you when the thunderstorm (begin)? (5)
30 (Do) Father come home late last night? (3)
31 I (dream) that I was mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps. (6)
32 Last summer we (go) to Michigan for vacation. (4)
33 Aunt Christine was upset that Mads had (wake) up the baby with his noisy play. (5)
Down
1 Uncle Jack said he is (feed) up with your recklessness, Tom. (3)
2 “Once (bite), twice shy” is an old English saying. (6)
3 Many sailors (dive) off the sinking ship and swam to the nearby island. (4)
5 Mr. Jones really fits the stereotype of a (browbeat), henpecked husband. (10)
6 For years the two Indian tribes (dwell) in peace and harmony with each other. (5)
7 We didn’t have a chance – the business competition (outspend) us in advertising, and cornered the market. (8)
8 Because Bob wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, he was (throw) clear from the car and escaped the ensuing fireball. (6)
9 Peter (outrun) the others and arrived at the garden tomb first. (6)
10 The town of Hamelin was (rid) of all its rats by the Pied Piper. (3)
11 The toddler was so engrossed in his play that he forgot to use the toilet, and (wet) his pants. (3)
13 In the fairy tale, the troll (overeat) himself with porridge, and exploded. (7)
14 Some towns that were (strike) by plague ended up losing over half their population. (8)
15 Uncle Marty (crossbreed) a Labrador retriever and a beagle to try and create a hunting dog that would suit him. (9)
17 Due to years of isolation, the two clans had (interbreed), thus disposing them to genetic abnormalities. (9)
18 Are you sure? I thought I had (tell) you about the surprise party for Mark next Saturday. (4)
20 I think Mother has (keep) a lock of hair from my first haircut when I was a baby. (4)
22 Once an opportunity is (go), that’s it – it can’t be recaptured. (4)
24 Bob and Alice were (wed) in a Las Vegas chapel. (3)
25 Dave (input) the wrong passcode, and we were locked out of the parking garage. (5)
26 The pitcher (throw) the ball to the second baseman, who tagged the runner out. (5)
28 Grandfather was pleased when we (give) him a camcorder for his birthday. (4)
29 Grandmother said her mother had (sew) gold jewelry inside the lining of her coat, so they could smuggle it out and use it to buy a boat ticket to America. (4)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 40
Posted on 2013/04/14
Across
1 Crossing national boundaries (13)
7 Lucky number (5)
8 Something observed (11)
10 Item for admission (6)
13 Approval (10)
16 Official permission to enter a country (4)
17 Collection (3)
18 Rim (4)
19 Slender (6)
20 Geographical guide (3)
21 Opposite of “young” (3)
23 When someone or something is replaced by someone or something else (12)
27 Sickening (5)
30 Preposition (2)
32 Categorization (12)
35 Not bad (4)
38 A part inside a plant or animal that is shaped like a bag and contains liquid or air (3)
39 Seeing organ (3)
40 Not she, but ____ (2)
41 Holder for a letter (8)
Down
1 Understanding of something (14)
2 Word indicating excess (3)
3 Honor (7)
4 What you breathe (3)
5 Opposite of “in” (3)
6 Word used to show how far back in the past something happened (3)
9 Opposite of day (5)
10 The process of sending out a signal or message using radio, TV, or similar equpiment (12)
11 Protruding beyond (11)
12 Gas system (8)
14 What a farmer’s seeds produce (4)
15 Eighth month (6)
19 Yes or ____ ? (2)
22 ____ and night (3)
24 Gun sound (4)
25 Understanding (6)
26 A word used when talking about something that might happen or be true, or might have happened (2)
28 On top of (4)
29 Therefore (2)
31 Fish’s means of moving (3)
33 Supporting curve in a wall (4)
34 Frozen water (3)
36 Liquid used in cooking (3)
37 Put briefly into water (3)