Sophomore Vocabulary Word Crossword Puzzle

Across

1. Acquiesce – (v.) to accept without protest

2. Renegade – (n.) a deserter, outlaw

4. Bequeath – (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance

6. Deviate – (v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm

8. Antipathy – (n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling

9. Fathom – (v.) to understand, get to the bottom of

11. Elevate – (v.) synonym for escalate

12. Acrid – (adj) harsh in taste or color

13. Amend – (v.) change in a formal way

15. Condolence – (n.) an expression of sympathy

17. Extol – (v) to praise extravagently

19. Etiquette – correct behavior

20. Facile – (adj.) easily done or attained

21. Guile – (n) treacherous cunning, trickery

22. Bereft – (adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

24. Irrelevant – (adj) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

26. Assiduous – (adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent

28. Ominous – (adj) threatening, bad omen

30. Lamentable – (adj.) to be regretted or pitied

32. Misconstrue – (v) to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

33. Innocuous – (adj.) harmless, inoffensive

34. Stately – (adj) dignified, majestic

35. Sojourn – (n) a temporary stay

36. Reiterate – (adj) to say again, repeat

38. Pliable – (adj) easily bent, flexible, easily influenced

40. Muse – (v) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

42. Prefix

44. Patent – (n) exclusive rights over an invention (v) to arrange or obtain such rights

45. Placate – (v) to appease, soothe, pacify

46. Scrupulous – (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details

47. Protrude – (v.) to stick out, thrust forth

Sophomore Vocabulary Word Crossword Puzzle

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1. Abhor – (v.) to regard with horror or loathing

3. Duress – (n) compulsion by threat

4. Brash – (adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner

5. Tepid – (adj) lukewarm, unenthusiastic

7. Implicate – (v.) to involve in

8. Adversary – (n) an enemy, opponent

9. Figurative

10. Covet – (v.) to desire something belonging to another

14. Turbulent – (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent

16. Quell – (v) to subdue, put down forcibly

18. Compunction – (n) remorse, regret

19. Elated – (adj) in high spirits, jubilant, extremely pleased

20. Finite – (adj.) having limits

21. Gnarled – (adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy

22. Brandish – (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

23. Converge – (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together

24. Impervious – (adj) not affected or hurt by

25. Profess – (v.) to affirm openly

27. Spontaneous – (adj.) not planned or engineered in advance

29. Esteem – (v) to regard highly (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgement

31. Pinnacle – (n) a high peak or point

32. Malevolent – (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will

33. Inter – (v.) to bury, commit to the earth

35. Superficial – (adj) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow

37. Ironic – (adj) suggesting a incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens

39. Limpid – (adj.) clear, transparent

41. Unfeigned – (adj.) sincere, real, without pretense

42. Potent – (adj.) powerful

43. Chastise – (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction

45. Poignant – (adj.) deeply affecting, touching

46. Squalid – (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

48. Dearth – (n) a lack or scarcity, inadequate supply, a famine