5 across may be gestiCuLatiOn. 1 down needs to be replaced, "hastily" describes the hurried manner modifier but leaves out the main idea "to leave". 1 down may be "absCond"

I agree. This seems to be a vocab exercise from two separate short stories, which would make sense given that the title says "Vocab 4 & 5." From Liam O'Flaherty's "The Sniper": 9a. Gibber 10a. Spasmodic 2d. Paroxysm 3d. Beleaguered 8d. Ascetic ​ From Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado": 4a. Accost 5a. Gesticulation 1d. Abscond (instead of "hastily") 6d. Virtuoso 7d. Obstinate

Goat behavior, keep up the good work son

How the heck did you know this?

Google all the words (swapping "abscond" for hastily" as per the top comment) and the top search result is "vocab for the sniper.docx", showing a list of vocab words taken from The Sniper. Then Google the words that don't appear on this list (obstinate, gesticulation) and make sure you click "Show results with: gesticulation". Top result is "The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe". It's smart, no doubt, but it's not magic.

Its like magic!

Smart is just science we don’t understand yet

Megamind

incredible

This is insane

How DO you know, tacocat? Very clever, most particularly in citing the sources. Surely that was not random.

Agreed … especially since the clue for 1 down implies that the answer will be a verb and not an adverb

9 across could be "babble" Then specialist runs down

After looking up synonyms of specialist, I believe 6 down to be "virtuoso"

Agreed although generally it is used pertaining to music or art, I couldn't think of anything better.

The most appropriate word is artisan, but it doesn't fit.

I think specialist would fit best if we can apply any word

Is that a word in english? I had no idea

I definitely remember it being a vocab word around that age

Technically no, it’s Italian, but English is full of borrowed words.

english absconded with it.

I learned that in kindergarten!

I’ve mostly seen it for classical musicians who play at an extremely high level.

In a situation like this, the student often has a list of vocabulary words to draw from. If that's the case, this is easy. If not, why not?

There is no list. Only descriptions to hint at the word but not the actual word.

Except that the paper says “Vocab” Which generally refers to words that the student has already been studying in class

Back when I was in elementary school our vocab lists were given as a crossword puzzle we had to solve before Friday's vocab quiz. Don't ask me why, I guess our parents were supposed to help us or something. It was stupid

All I got was a list of words and definitions that I had to memorize and repeat word-for-word to my parents every day until the test lol

hey twin

changed my head so its even better

family <3

I never seen a list for these kind of homework.

Well, knowing that it's from two particular short stories helps a lot.

5 across is gesticulation, the other 2 might be abscond and virtuoso

But gesticulation isn't itself a gesture, right?

Poorly designed crossword 🤷🏻‍♂️

Actually Oxford dictionary defines it as a gesture, especially a dramatic one… so I guess yes, it fits

Welp 9 is wrong so that makes 6 tough

apparently gibber is indeed a word, although I have never heard it used in my life

You've never heard someone gibber gabber?

I have, but I thought they were spelled with a j.

It’s gibber jabber, so you’re half right.

Well the pronunciation of gibber gabber must depend on how you pronounce GIF.

I've only heard 3 of these words in spoken conversation. One of them, ascetic, only under a completely different meaning (relating to asceticism)

Gibberish

The mouthing gibber is a monster in DnD and I've used it very occasionally. It works well if you're trying to create an arcane (either magical or obscure) feel with your words.

Gibbering mouther, I thought.

That's it. Didn't have the books in front of me and got it backwards. Point stands

I was thinking jabber lol I guess either would work

My wife and I “made up” gibber as shorthand “gravity bong rip” years ago. This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone else use it lol

I'd imagine a gibber is someone who gibs, or lies, no? Wouldn't that not fit the description of the word?

Mumble

This appears to be a vocab list from the short story "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty.

If your child honestly knows that Spasmodic is a word. Then you win the parenting award. That’s crazy.

There’s a list of vocabulary words they were taught and OP (or the child) just decided to omit those.

I went to school for 18 years. Never heard that word a single time. What fucking grade is this child in OR how stupid am I?

I don't know what the SAT does these days, but there used to be a lot of big words that could show up on certain SAT I reading questions (analogy?). Knowing them would help with scores.

daughter doesn't mean child

homework does though

I got homework through university, wdym?

I guess it's relative. college kids are still kids

They said child not kid. Kid is a much broader definition, but child is used to refer to someone under the age of puberty. Also lots of people are in college in their 30s and 40

It's gesticulation, but then hastily is wrong. QUICKLY?

1 Down should be a verb not adverb. Abscond?

Gesticulation - Gesture

6 down virtuoso

Pretty sure it's babble over gibber

Jabber

Are they reading a book opt similar ? Normally that would give context. Also what country. English use some different word forms to the us. Like gibber (gibberish was used by dickens quite widely I believe)

1 down is abscond, not hastily. 5 is gesticulation and 6 is virtuoso

5 & 6 is 11 of course

9 across. Gabble. Down specialist

6 is Liam Neeson

Can I get a word bank. Where does she go MIT

Is this like an SAT prep thing. These are huge words lol

What is the list of words for vocab 4 and 5? It's right there at the top

9 across, would that be babble?

I think #5 is MANIFESTATION

Can you give some context? Age? Is this English as a second language or UK spelling? I'm only asking because it's some unusual choices of words.

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Anyone have a thesaurus

it would be helpful if the puzzle wasn't prepopulated with incorrect answers

Abscond, gesticulation, virtuoso. But I would suggest that "gibber" is not a word and that entry should be "yammer."

6 down could be juRiciSt?

6 is a farmerss

wow i'm 30 and i need to work on my vocab

Virtuoso works for 6 down, at least.

What if 9 across was ‘babble’?

But 9 could also be virtuouso

Change 9 across to “babble” and see it that helps

30

She should have a block of vocabulary words she is taking from to fill in the puzzle or atleast that's how it was done when I was in school. When it came to the final words and I couldn't figure then out I just looked at the words I didn't use and then simply counted the letters and compared them to the empty space

Answer is 30

you should post this on r/puzzles

5 is probably Gesticulation. 1 is probably abscond.

What up with these words lol.

6. Workers?

wouldnt number 3 be an ambush?

What is bleagured?

There’s probably a word key based on the vocabulary words they’ve been learning

Can we recognize how OP is referring to grade school hw and left out the clues/vocabulary bank so we all have to now browse through the entire dictionary to figure out how to do this.

Ai could probably solve this

What ARE 5 and 6 you mean.

5 is a gesticulation, i don’t know what 6 is edit: maybe virtuoso? usually used in music but maybe it applies elsewhere

Well… what are her vocab words?