| __ | 1. | asphyxiated | | A. | choked, smothered, suffocated | | __ | 2. | banshee | | B. | major mistake, disaster, mess | | __ | 3. | conga | | C. | move from higher status to lower; downgraded | | __ | 4. | demoted | | D. | loud crying, screaming | | __ | 5. | fiasco | | E. | loud shrieking spirit or ghost, spirit that warns of death | | __ | 6. | interrogation | | F. | formal questioning, asking | | __ | 7. | prose | | G. | paragraph writing, creative writing | | __ | 8. | spastic | | H. | overly responsive; having spasms; out of control, convulsive | | __ | 9. | wailing | | I. | type of drum |
| __ | 10. | arachnid | | A. | freely, abundantly | | __ | 11. | blunder | | B. | hopefulness, positive | | __ | 12. | cauterizing | | C. | to sear or burn tissue | | __ | 13. | deranged | | D. | mad or crazy | | __ | 14. | optimism | | E. | Japanese paper folding | | __ | 15. | origami | | F. | spider | | __ | 16. | profusely | | G. | mistake | | __ | 17. | relish | | H. | enjoy |
|