Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1 English 9
Name________________
Across
4. n. a standstill resulting from the
opposition of two equal forces or
factions; (v) to bring to such a
standstill
6. scattered fragments, wreckage
7. an antonym for perennial
15. an antonym for admonish
18. a synonym for relinquish
20. another synonym for opinionated
21. an antonym for relinquish
22. an antonym for cumbersome
23. a synonym for deadlock
26. a synonym for salvage
27. a synonym for cumbersome
28. a synonym for perennial
29. (v) to save from fire or shipwreck;
(n) property thus saved
30. stubborn and often unreasonable
in holding to one’s own ideas,
having a closed mind
Word Bank
warn
ponderous
rescue
cinch
retain
reasonable
manageable
praise
abandon
rubble
brief
agreement disperse
enduring
surrender
standoff
obstinate
pickle
concentrate
pigheaded
Down
1. an antonym for opinionated
2. a difficult or perplexing situation
or problem
3. to caution or advise against
something; to scold mildly; to
remind of a duty
5. clumsy, hard to handle; slowmoving
8. a synonym for dilemma
9. a synonym for admonish
10. v. to spread or scatter freely or
widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded,
or unfocused; scattered or widely
spread
11. a synonym for opinionated
12. (adj) lasting for a long time,
persistent; (n) a plant that lives
for many years
13. an antonym for dilemma
14. an antonym for deadlock
16. a synonym for diffuse
17. to let go, give up
19. an antonym for salvage
24. an antonym for diffuse
25. a synonym for debris
Word Bank
Admonish
Cumbersome
Deadlock
Debris
Diffuse
Dilemma
Opinionated
Perennial
Relinquish
Salvage