Vocabulary University® The Most Important SAT* #12

Vocabulary University® Special Feature = THE MOST IMPORTANT SAT* WORDS #12

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We hope you will enjoy the SAT# 12 Crossword, Word Find, Definition Match and Fill-in-the-Blanks exercises.
Soon we will have the interactive puzzles for 18 SAT*-type words in SAT#12!

If you want to (1) search for other words we may have used in our puzzles and activities, or (2) just "search" vocabulary.com or the web, go to our SEARCH page here.

A total of five expected activities using these 18 puzzle words are listed:
Main SAT puzzle #12 - comimg soon.
SAT* #12 Word Find
SAT* #12 Crossword
SAT* #12 Definition MATCH
SAT* #12 Fill-in-the-Blanks
For fun (and NOT for memory) visit 24 top-tough-words
See a list of all TOP 180 SAT* words we have put in puzzles from SAT#1 -thru- SAT#10. We have just added SAT #11 and SAT #12 (you are here!)
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Solve the ACT/SAT #12 CROSSWORD Puzzle

Clues to the 36 words from the ACT/SAT #12 crossword are below. Note that the hardest 6 words are already solved for you and their definition marked with an asterisk (*).
(Puzzles answers are at the very bottom of this page.)

ACROSS:

1* - a dance or routine for two (noun)
4 - one who abandons or renounces a faith or loyalty (noun)
9 - restrictive, restraining (adjective)
10 - to belittle or defame (verb)
13 - to repudiate or refuse (verb)
15 - deceptive reasoning (noun)
16 - an appearance or materialization (noun)
18 - a fictitious name (noun)
21 - to have many love affairs (verb)
23 - to obstruct or impede (verb)
24* - a gap or space between closely spaced things (noun)
27 - a cataclysm or catastrophe; aprophetic revelation (noun)
28 - mysterious, not easily interpreted (adjective)
30* - emphasis on religious devotion or ritual (noun)
31 - an amateur or dabbler in the arts (noun)
32 - capable of producing an effect (noun)
33* - coastal; near a shore (adjective)
34 - indirect or obscure (adjective)
35 - revealing the Holy Spirit; as speaking in tongues; faith healing (adjective)
DOWN:
1 - an inert medication; something intended to calm (noun)
2 - a secret, systematic attempt to overthrow from within (noun)
3* - the mistress of a castle (noun)
5 - native (adjective)
6 - a complete failure (noun)
7 - to declare or make known (verb)
8 - revolt against a government (noun)
11* - the study of methodical interpretation or explication (noun)
12 - easy or obvious; superficial (adjective)
14 - worked or beaten into shape (adjective)
17 - enthusiasm or lively spirit (noun)
19 - menial; fitting for a slave (adjective)
20 - spiral or spin (noun/verb)
22 - a formal investigation or inquiry (noun)
25 - pertaining to the process of knowing or perceiving (adjective)
26 - wounded vanity; resentment (noun)
29 - self-governance; independence (noun)

Feel free to make a copy of our crossword for home or the classroom!
To see the answers to this crossword click on ANSWERS here!

We have one other exercise using these 36 puzzle words:

SAT* #12 Word Find
SAT* #12 Crossword - you are here!
For "fun" (and NOT for memory) visit 24 top-tough-words
See a list of all TOP 180 SAT* words we have put in puzzles from SAT#1-thru SAT#10.

Please try all our previous SAT*/ACT*features:
Most Important SAT* Words #1
Most Important SAT* Words #2
Most Important SAT* Words #3
Most Important SAT* Words #4
Most Important SAT* Words #5
Most Important SAT* Words #6
Most Important SAT* Words #7
Most Important SAT* Words #8
Most Important SAT* Words #9
Most Important SAT* Words #10
Most Important SAT* Words #11
Most Important SAT* Words #12 - you are here!
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None of the trademark holders are affiliated with Vocabulary University or this website.
Good luck on the test!!!

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Reminder:
Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current Session #140:
Interactive, grade level puzzles: ["S140 Level 1"] -- ["S140 Level 2"] -- ["S140 Level 3"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S140Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S140Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S140Level 3-FITB"]
Crosswords: ["S140Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S140Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S140Level 3 C/W"]
Definition MATCH: ["S140Level 1-Match"] -- ["S140Level 2-Match"] -- ["S140Level 3-Match"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S140Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S140Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S140Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Find the Words: ["S140Level 1 WF"] -- ["S140Level 2 WF"] -- ["S140Level 3 WF"]
Contextual Stories: ["S140Level 1 Story"] -- ["S140Level 2 Story"] -- ["S140Level 3 Story"]
Is It True or False?: ["S140Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 3 T/F"]

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We want to acknowledge that the word definitions in these puzzles are used with the permission of Random House Inc. and most come from their "Random House Webster's College Dictionary".

ANSWERS in graphical form: graphic answers click here

ANSWERS across:
1* - pas de deux, 4 - apostate, 9 - inhibitory, 10 - denigrate, 13 - renounce, 15 - sophistry, 16 - manifestation, 18 - pseudonym, 21 - philander, 23 - stymie, 24* - interstices, 27 - apocalypse, 28 - inscrutable, 30* - pietism, 31 - dilettante, 32 - efficacy, 33* - littoral, 34 - oblique, 35 - Pentecostal
ANSWERS down:
1 - placebo, 2 - subversion, 3* - chatelaine, 5 - indigenous, 6 - fiasco, 7 - promulgate, 8 - insurgency, 11* - hermeneutics, 12 - facile, 14 - wrought, 17 - elan, 19 - servile, 20 - gyre, 22 - disquisition, 25 - cognitive, 26 - pique, 29 - autonomy
Note that the hardest 6 words are already solved for you and their definitions and answers marked with an asterisk (*).

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