Question

6th - 8th grade curriculum vocab. crossword puzzle freebie
across

1. uncertainly or hesitantly
2. suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
3. to destroy
4. acceptance of something that is inescapable; the act of resigning formal notice of this
5. obvious or bold
6. dull and tedious; unvarying in pitch or cadence
7. to force; hold back
8. to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

down

1. a lack of thankfulness
2. to lose strength and vitality
3. allowing light to pass through partially; semitransparent
4. prone, vulnerable, sensitive
5. to encircle, go or reach around; to include with a certain group or class
6. favored by fortune; successful

Explanation:

We match the definitions with the appropriate words to fill in the crossword - puzzle. For across 1, "uncertainly or hesitantly" can be "tentatively". For across 2, "suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something" is "starving". For across 4, "acceptance of something that is inescapable; the act of resigning formal notice of this" is "resignation". For across 5, "obvious or bold" is "outspoken". For down 1, "a lack of thankfulness" is "ingratitude". For down 2, "to lose strength and vitality" is "weaken". For down 3, "allowing light to pass through partially; semitransparent" is "translucent". For down 4, "prone, vulnerable, sensitive" is "susceptible". For down 5, "to encircle, go or reach around; to include with a certain group or class" is "encompass". For down 6, "favored by fortune; successful" is "fortunate".

Answer:

Across:

1. tentatively
2. starving
3. (not given in the filled - in part, but could be "destroy")
4. resignation
5. outspoken
6. (not given in the filled - in part, but could be "monotonous")
7. (not given in the filled - in part, but could be "constrain")
8. (not given in the filled - in part, but could be "depict")

Down:

1. ingratitude
2. weaken
3. translucent
4. susceptible
5. encompass
6. fortunate