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Across 6. ______________________ means to "renew or make young again." 7. ______________________ means "unreasonably high or excessive." 8. ___________________________ means "ridiculous or senseless." 12. ____________________ means "to absorb fully or make one's own; to blend it." 13. ______________________ occurs when words MIMIC the sounds they make, like buzz. 16. A _______________________ Question is asked only for effect, not to get an answer. 17. ____________________ means "false or counterfeit." 19. _________________________ is the repetition of consonant sounds usually at the beginning of words, within a series of words. 20. A Shakespearean ___________________ is a 14 line poem consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg. 23. _________________________ is the repetition of vowel sounds within a series of words. 24. ___________________ means "very important." 26. __________________ means "farewell or good-bye." 27. An ______________________is an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc. or a place of safety." 28. ________________________ means "lively, full of life, flavorful." 29. _____________________ means "to twist out of shape." 30. ____________________ means "garbage or waste products." 34. _____________________ means "dangerous." 36. ____________________ means "to establish, set up, or an organization for the promotion of learning." 37. ____________________ means "to comfort or a control panel for an electrical device." 42. ___________________ means "resistance to disease or exemption to something." 45. _________________________ are words that mean the same thing, like smart and intelligent. 46. ______________________ means "to speak evil of or to be evil." 47. _______________________ means "to take a chance or risk." 48. ____________________ means "to make larger or become larger or wider." 49. _______________________ means "a little or few and far between." 50. ______________________ means "thoughful or melancholy." 51. ____________________ occurs when words have similar or identical ending sounds. 52. _______________________ means "of poor quality, flimsy."

Down 1. A _____________________ is a "kingdom or area of expertise." 2. ____________________ means "a large city." 3. A _____________________ is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. 4. __________________________ is the act of giving human characteristics to non-human things. 5. _____________________ means "to wander about." 6. _____________________ is the act of using a word, phrase, or clause over and over within a passage. 9. ___________________ means "noisy, unruly, disorderly." 10. ______________________ means to "reward, pay, reimburse." 11. A _____________________ is a "nomad, drifter, a hobo." 14. ________________________ means "furious, violently intense, or infected by rabies." 15. ________________________ means "always ready and willing to fight." 18. A ______________________ is a "debt or disadvantage." 21. ________________________ are words that mean the opposite, like hot and cold. 22. A ______________________ is a comparison betweeb two unlike things WITHOUT USING like or as. 23. An ________________________ is a "pledge or freedom from doubt." 25. An _______________________ is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory (opposite) terms appear together, like jumbo shrimp. 27. __________________ means "the highest point or tip." 31. _______________________ means "angry, bad-tempered, RUDE." 32. ____________________ means "lacking in seriousness or being disrespectful." 33. ______________________ means to flood, overflow, or overwhelm." 35. _______________________ means "outstanding or first-rate." 38. __________________ are sayings (words) that are used figuratively to mean something other than the literal meanings of the words. (usually only understood in the society in which you live) 39. _____________________ means "to lessen or diminish." 40. A ______________________ is a comparison betweeb two unlike things USING like or as. 41. _____________________ means "the time between or temporary." 43. A __________________________ is a "long, angry speech that usually is very critical." 44. __________________ means "an arrival or beginning."