ACT vocab.- crossword puzzle 1

surreal

very strange or unusual; having the quality of a dream

catastrophic

disastrous; devastating

ordeal

a difficult or painful experience

meticulous

extremely or overly careful in thinking about or dealing with small details; precise

grueling

exhausting; requiring extreme effort

mobilize

to assemble and make ready for action

compound

a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings

inevitable

impossible to avoid or sure to happen

alluring

very attractive or tempting; enticing

ominously

suggesting sth bad is going to happen; forebodingly

refuge

shelter or protection from danger or trouble

fate

what is going to happen to you

writhing

twisting and turning, as in pain

lethal

deadly

incinerate

to burn to ashes; ????

profound

very serious or deeply felt

jostle

to bump or push roughly or rudely

surveillance

a close watch kept over a place or person

ravage

to attack with great violence; to damage very badly

allegedly

having been stated as fact without proof; reportedly

frantic

wildly excited or worried by fear

skittish

nervous or fearful; easily frightened

rehabilitation

restoration to good health or good condition

brink

the point of beginning; the verge

feverishly

excitedly, usually in an uncontrolled manner; ??? ??? ??, ????

blueprint

a detailed plan or outline

arsonist

a criminal who purposely sets fire to preperty

muffle

to deaden sound, especially by wrapping; ???, ???

gritty

courageous and determined; ????

elite

the best or most distinguished members of a group