Spelling Words 1

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. People who are ___ (4)
  2. 5. A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets (9)
  3. 7. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his (5)
  4. 9. Exhibiting lack of respect (13)
  5. 11. Aroused to impatience or anger (7)
  6. 13. A basis for comparison (plural) (9)
  7. 14. Fate personified (5)
  8. 15. Refusal to accept some authority or code or convention (9)

Down

  1. 1. A person who investigates and ___ or edits news stories (8)
  2. 3. A state of being confined (9)
  3. 4. A commitment to tell the truth (4)
  4. 6. To contribute to the progress or growth of (11)
  5. 8. A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty (7)
  6. 10. A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols (8)
  7. 12. Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others (9)
  8. 16. A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear (7)