Crossword A - B: English "ity" endings to Spanish "dad" endings
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In English, words ending in "ity" and "ty" many times have the Spanish endings "idad" or "dad".
Flashcards: Crossword A - B: English "ity" endings to Spanish "idad" endings
Guidelines:
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-- Note: You do not have to do the clues in any particular sequence!
Word Bank
| abnormality | acceptability | accessibility | activity | |||
| adaptability | adversity | affinity | agility | |||
| ambiguity | amenity | animosity | annuity | |||
| anxiety | applicability | artificiality | atrocity | |||
| authenticity | authority | barbarity | brevity | |||
| brutality |
| Across | Down | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. What is your favorite -----? | 1. "O, what ----- and show of truth can cunning sin cover itself withal! | ||
| 6. a useful feature of a person or place, agreeableness | 2. mental ----- | ||
| 8. absence of culture and civilization, madness | 3. strong hostility | ||
| 10. difficulties, misfortune | 4. a similarity of characteristics | ||
| 13. concise and exact, shortness | 5. They thought the ---- of the winter storm would never end. | ||
| 14. relevant or appropriate | 7. worry, concern, uneasiness | ||
| 15. a failure to make a choice | 9. the ability to change | ||
| 16. undisputed credibility | 10. She likes places that have handicap -----. | ||
| 17. barbarity, atrocity | 11. satisfactory, agreeable, welcome | ||
| 18. The Next Generation - Star Trek's "Data" | 12. Smoking and drinking can cause an ----- to the baby in the womb. | ||
| 19. yearly payment |
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updated Jun 28, 2013
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Please let me know about typos in the post and/or in the flashcards. - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
Thanks for another crossword! - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
De nada, Chell y gracias a tí! - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
I love games because they trick your brain into learning! Thanks for another one, Bandit! - Findy, Jun 23, 2013
@ Findy, that's what it's all about, to have fun while learning! - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
Thanks for the flashcards, Bandit. - Maria-Russell, Jun 24, 2013
Sorry I didn't see this for almost a day, Maria! You, too, have been working hard on the 500 verbs flashcards! Muchas gracias! - bandit51jd, Jun 25, 2013
22 Answers
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16 Across
Autenticidad- Authenticity
updated Jun 28, 2013
posted by chellapadua
Excelente! Bien hecho, Chell! - bandit51jd, Jun 24, 2013
5
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18 across Artificialidad/ artificiality
"Star Trek TNG" es un buen espectáculo. Data es el androide.
updated Jun 27, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
:) - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
jeje Good one! - Findy, Jun 23, 2013
I can see "Data" would fit right into the forum! Bien hecho, JL! - bandit51jd, Jun 24, 2013
5
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6 Across
Amenidad / Amenity
updated Jun 24, 2013
edited by rogspax
posted by rogspax
Hola Roger, gracias por jugar! - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
:) - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
Hola Bandit! - rogspax, Jun 23, 2013
5
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3 down
animosidad - animosity
updated Jun 24, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
nice pic! :) - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
odd it disappeared. :) - ian-hill, Jun 23, 2013
I see it now! - bandit51jd, Jun 24, 2013
5
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3 Across
actividad- activity
updated Jun 24, 2013
posted by chellapadua
Healthy living as a whole? - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
:) - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
4
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8 across
barbaridad - barbarity
updated Jun 24, 2013
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Sad to say, but true. His campaigns were often accompanied by wholesale massacres of the civilian populations. (pPer wikipedia.com) - bandit51jd, Jun 24, 2013
Bad guy. - Maria-Russell, Jun 24, 2013
4
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13.across - concise and exact, shortness
brevity
updated Jun 24, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
:) - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
4
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10 across : adversidad - adversity
updated Jun 24, 2013
edited by Castor77
posted by Castor77
great quote! - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
In life there are many to endure. - bandit51jd, Jun 24, 2013
4
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2 Down: mental agility - agilidad
updated Jun 24, 2013
posted by Findy
Right now my mind is feeling like a string of spaghetti was drawn through it! lol - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
3
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17 across Atrocidad/ Atrocity
updated Jun 28, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
Hola - 0080b918, Jun 27, 2013
Hola, Tickl3r - 0083f5dc, Jun 27, 2013
Ah, I missed it, sorry about that! I just gave you your vote up! - bandit51jd, Jun 28, 2013
3
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19 across
annuity - anualidad
updated Jun 24, 2013
posted by chellapadua
3
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15. a failure to make a choice
ambilgüedad - ambiguity
updated Jun 24, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
3
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10 down
accessibility- accesibilidad
updated Jun 24, 2013
posted by chellapadua
2
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11 down Aceptabilidad/ Acceptability
satisfactory, agreeable, welcome
updated Jun 27, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
Muy lindo! Very cute! - bandit51jd, Jun 27, 2013
2
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14. across - relevant or appropriate -applicability
aplicabilidad
updated Jun 27, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Bien hecho, Katy! - bandit51jd, Jun 27, 2013
