CPE VOCABULARY PART 1

Across
1. out remove oneself from an obligation
3. without qualification
6. to move in a twisting or contorted motion
10. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
11. expect, believe, or suppose
14. make a loud noise
15. an exploratory action or expedition
16. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
21. angered at something unjust or wrong
22. up enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
23. a conductor diverting a fraction of current from a device
24. off
partition by means of a divider, such as a screen
26. depressingly dark
27. a plank used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
28. off come off
29. be composed of
Down
2. cry weakly or softly
4. aback
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
5. make a loud noise, as of animal
7. a booming or crashing noise along the path of lightning
8. on
get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
9. separate or cause to separate abruptly
12. out
put in effect
13. a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
17. expose to view as by removing a cover
18. the location of something surrounded by other things
19. a flash of light
20. decorative cover for a bed
22. a deep prolonged loud noise
25. without mercy or pity