Cold War Word Search — Hard
Play a free online Cold War word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.
Words to find
- BASE
- BUILD
- APPARATCHIK
- PILOT
- TRAIL
- EXILE
- ERECT
- MCCARTHYISM
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Cold War word list, defined
- BASE /beɪs/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The lowest part or foundation of something on which it stands or is built; also, a starting point or underlying support for an idea, activity, or system. Related: foundation, footing, basis, groundwork.
- BUILD /bɪld/ · verb
- To construct or make something by putting parts or materials together, especially a house, structure, or other substantial object. Related: construct, erect, assemble, create.
- APPARATCHIK /ˌæpəˈrætʃɪk/ · noun
- A member of a communist party's administrative apparatus, especially in the former Soviet Union; more broadly, any unquestioningly loyal official or bureaucrat within an organization, typically one who rises through party or institutional ranks rather than by merit. Related: functionary, bureaucrat, party loyalist, official.
- PILOT /ˈpaɪlət/ · noun, verb
- A person who controls an aircraft or spacecraft, or a person who is in charge of a project or activity. To act as the pilot of a vehicle or to navigate through a difficult situation. Related: navigator, driver, captain, helmsman.
- TRAIL /trɛɪl/ · noun, verb
- A path or track made by people or animals, especially one that is not paved or is difficult to follow. To follow or go along behind something, such as a path or a scent. Related: path, track, route, way.
- EXILE /ˈɛɡzaɪl/ /ˈɛksaɪl/ · noun, verb
- The state of being forced to live away from one's home country, or a person who has been so forced; as a verb, to banish someone from their native land or habitual place. Related: banishment, expulsion, deportation, banish.
- ERECT /ɪˈrɛkt/ · verb; adjective
- As a verb, to construct or set up something upright, such as a building or monument, or to raise something into an upright position. As an adjective, describes something standing upright or vertical in posture or orientation. Related: build, construct, raise, put up.
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