Persuasive Words

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A condition of urgency making it necessary to ___ (5)
  2. 5. Joyful and proud especially because of ___ or success (10)
  3. 7. People who are ___ (4)
  4. 10. A radical supporter of political or social ___ (13)
  5. 13. Having committed unrighteous acts (6)
  6. 14. To affect with wonder (7)
  7. 15. A titled peer of the realm (5)
  8. 16. Posing no difficulty (4)

Down

  1. 1. Happening unexpectedly (8)
  2. 3. Commanding attention (11)
  3. 4. Questioning a statement and demanding an explanation (9)
  4. 6. To cause to come to know personally (11)
  5. 8. Unusual or striking (10)
  6. 9. Tricks that seem impossible, or supernatural powers (5)
  7. 11. The verbal act of ___ (5)
  8. 12. Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (5)