Silent Letters

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. The fact of being aware of information that is ___ to few people (4)
  2. 6. A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway (6)
  3. 8. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones (5)
  4. 9. Study of the natural world through experiments (7)
  5. 11. The science of mental life (10)
  6. 14. Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas (5)
  7. 15. Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion (4)
  8. 16. The boundary of a surface (4)

Down

  1. 1. A distinctive odor that is pleasant (5)
  2. 2. The psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (9)
  3. 3. A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (5)
  4. 5. A song of praise (4)
  5. 7. Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry (6)
  6. 10. One of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of ___ in the Old Testament (5)
  7. 12. A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water (5)
  8. 13. English essayist (4)