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Crossword – TOEFL 6 (solution)
Posted on 2012/10/22
Crossword – TOEFL 6
Posted on 2012/10/21
Across
1 prohibit (3)
2 impossible to satisfy (10)
6 a period of time characterized by particular circumstances (3)
7 logical, reasonable, convincing (6)
8 to change something so that it can be used in a different way or for a different purpose (5)
10 rain, snow, etc. (13)
12 not providing for the future (11)
14 abrupt; using so few words that it seems rude (4)
15 about to happen, pending (8)
16 mild, gentle, quiet (4)
20 uniform, having no variation; equal in degree, extent, or amount (4)
21 a deep gap, especially one that is dangerous, and often unbridgeable (5)
24 something that is an essential or necessary part of a system or object (11)
25 a person or company that is a leader in a particular area of activity (10)
27 an advance, especially at another’s expense; encroachment (6)
28 playfully jocular, humorous (9)
29 a symbol, design, or badge (6)
Down
1 a place where alcohol is served; to prohibit someone from doing something (3)
2 an element in a mixture or compound (10)
3 guard soldier (8)
4 a large mass of snow that slides down a mountain (9)
5 to use for selfish advantage or profit (7)
6 boredom, tiredness with life (5)
9 small drink (3)
10 to make predictions about the future (13)
11 to fill with fear (10)
13 to imitate (5)
17 eager, sharp (4)
18 to get back at someone for doing something to you (9)
19 knowledge, understanding (3)
22 a program that provides palliative care and attends to the spiritual and emotion needs of a terminally ill patient and his family (7)
23 not friendly, especially because you think you are better than other people (5)
24 the act or process of fusing or melting together (6)
26 mature; ready to eat (4)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 28
Posted on 2012/10/14
Across
1 the woman that a man is married to (4)
3 like a finger, only on your foot (3)
5 a weapon that can explode (4)
7 the long, thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow (4)
9 information about something that is written down or stored on computer, film etc so that it can be looked at in the future (6)
11 opposite of old (3)
13 how thick something is (9)
15 a structure with a curved top and straight sides that supports the weight of a bridge or building (4)
17 to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time (4)
18 the act of producing a copy of something, like a book, a picture, etc. (12)
20 the feeling of being excited (10)
23 a very narrow space between two things or two parts of something (5)
24 the soft part inside your mouth that you can move and use for eating and talking (6)
25 to turn with a circular movement around a central point (8)
26 some or even the smallest amount or number (3)
27 a word used when speaking to a man in order to be polite or show respect (3)
28 underwear; clothes that you wear next to your body under your other clothes (13)
31 the number of years someone has lived, or something has existed (3)
32 an answer you use to indicate that something is true, or you agree; opposite of no (3)
34 a school for advanced education, especially in a particular profession or skill (7)
36 a preposition used to show what a part belongs to or comes from (2)
Down
2 something from another country (7)
3 also (3)
4 what we call Saturday and Sunday (7)
5 a black and yellow flying insect that makes honey and can sting you (3)
6 the time when a baby comes out of the mother’s body (5)
8 to see or overhear something meant for somebody else (9)
10 when someone or something becomes impossible to see or find (13)
11 a negative answer; opposite of yes (2)
12 when one nation fights against another (3)
14 the part of your body that carry messages between your brain and other parts of the body (5)
15 something interesting or enjoyable to see or do (10)
16 the mechanism of a clock (9)
19 an angry protest by a lot of ordinary people; a strong protest or objection (6)
21 fitting together well (9)
22 the fourth day of the workweek (8)
23 to divide something or separate something from its main part, using scissors or a knife (3)
27 a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around the coast (4)
29 on one occasion only (4)
30 one of two equal parts of something (4)
33 an adverb used when emphasizing the degree or amount of something by saying what the result is (2)
35 to move from one place to another (2)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 27
Posted on 2012/09/30
Across
1 knowledge about something, based on learning or experience (13)
7 not fancy; without decoration or anything added (5)
8 something that causes a complete failure or loss of someone’s money, moral standards, social position etc (8)
9 conjunction used for comparing two things (2)
10 the upper number in a fraction (9)
12 the part of the body that you see with; eye (7)
14 the number between seven and nine (5)
15 one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc (9)
18 a particular type of solid, liquid, or gas (9)
20 finished; including all parts, details, facts etc and with nothing missing (8)
22 a salty body of water (3)
23 a negative answer; opposite of yes (2)
24 a weapon that can explode (4)
25 the state of existing (9)
26 a preposition used to show what a part belongs to or comes from (2)
28 street (4)
30 feeling thankful because of something that someone has done for you (8)
32 an answer you use to indicate that something is true, or you agree; opposite of no (3)
34 a ball of air or gas in liquid (6)
Down
1 a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, etc something really is (14)
2 the small drops of water that form on outdoor surfaces during the night (3)
3 the act of looking at something for information (9)
4 speak, say (4)
5 a single feature, fact, or piece of information about something (6)
6 developing, like a seed (11)
7 the daughter of a king (8)
11 a set of several carriages that are connected to each other and pulled along a railway line by an engine (5)
13 a quantity of something such as time, money, or some substance (6)
16 the fifth month (3)
17 everyone (9)
19 of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry (8)
20 an important city where the main government of a country, state etc is (7)
21 the final part; opposite of the beginning; to conclude an event, etc (3)
24 a place where alcoholic drinks are served; a small block of solid material that is longer than it is wide (3)
25 what a bird lays and sits on in her nest to make baby birds (3)
27 personal pronoun for 2nd person, singular or plural (3)
29 a smooth, thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat (3)
31 a preposition used to indicate towards a higher place or position (2)
33 an adverb used when emphasizing the degree or amount of something by saying what the result is (2)
Crossword – TOEFL 5
Posted on 2012/09/23
Across
1 doubtful, showing doubt (9)
4 tear (3)
8 declare, say something firmly because you are certain it is true (4)
10 honored, respected (13)
13 a tendency or willingness to behave a certain way (11)
14 lacking in brightness (3)
15 dry, like a desert (4)
16 to charm, delight (7)
17 not employed or busy (4)
18 a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question (10)
21 a space between two objects (3)
22 strict and serious (5)
23 having a very strong effect or felt very strongly (7)
25 find out something (9)
27 to draw or pull behind by a chain or line (3)
29 strange, peculiar (3)
30 unable to be changed; not reversible (12)
31 have a tendency to do something (3)
Down
1 various, diverse (6)
2 a period of time characterized by particular circumstances (3)
3 a public dispute between sides holding opposite views (11)
5 a narrow walk or way (4)
6 obscene or indecent (4)
7 to make understandable (9)
9 unselective; not making or not based on careful distinctions (14)
10 to become gradually less until little remains (7)
11 making a hypocritical show of religious devotion (13)
12 moist; slightly wet (4)
14 hard-working (8)
19 sheltered against the wind (7)
20 prohibit (3)
22 yellow and unhealthy (6)
24 sore, painful (6)
26 to give or send out (4)
28 deep distress or misery, as from grief; wretchedness (3)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 26
Posted on 2012/09/16
Across
1 not dirty (5)
2 a sequential arrangement of material, especially in alphabetical or numerical order (5)
3 official mark in a passport that gives permission to enter or leave a foreign country (4)
5 money or property that you receive from someone who has died (11)
8 a shape like a circle, but wider in one direction than the other (4)
10 something that you use to take pictures (6)
12 a part of the inside of a building that has its own walls, floors, and ceiling (4)
13 a word used when talking about something that might happen or be true, or might have happened (2)
14 a color of the rainbow (3)
15 planning or arranging something (12)
17 a preposition used to indicate towards a higher place or position (2)
19 a thought or suggestion (4)
20 frozen water (3)
21 mirror (7-5)
24 a small flying insect with two wings (3)
26 to move from one place to another (2)
28 a musical play in which all of the words are sung (5)
29 a message sent by telegraph (8)
31 to use your eyes (3)
32 a curved shape or line (3)
33 a preposition used to say that someone or something moves to a position on a surface, area, or object (4)
34 a negative answer; opposite of yes (2)
36 to officially allow someone to leave a hospital, or military (9)
37 what you hear with (3)
Down
1 a hard, white type of ceramic (5)
2 relating to or involving more than one nation (13)
4 the whole amount of something (3)
6 a wild animal like a dog that makes a sound like a laugh (5)
7 one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc (9)
8 excessively full (8)
9 a chemical substance that has a pH of less than 7, and can burn holes in things (4)
10 what you wear to cover your body or keep warm (8)
11 a living creature that is not a person or a plant (6)
16 extreme sadness because of a loss (5)
18 the amount of space between two places or things (8)
22 the study in mathematics of the angles and shapes formed by the relationships of lines, surfaces, and solid objects in space (8)
23 having qualities that are typical of most people or things (7)
25 a period of time in which someone is taught a particular skill (6)
27 a hot metal box that you can use to cook or bake food (4)
29 the number between nine and eleven (3)
30 opposite of left (5)
33 rock or earth from which metal can be obtained (3)
35 a preposition used to show what a part belongs to or comes from (2)
36 a word used to ask or talk about how successful someone is at something; auxiliary verb (2)