Vanity Fair Word Search
A free Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray (1848) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray · First published 1848 · Satire.
Words to find: BECKETT, BROWNE, CRABBE, MACKLE, DRUID, MELBA, WICKED, DOCTER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, THAMES, GRANDEUR.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Vanity Fair word list, defined
- MACKLE /ˈmakəl/ · verb
- To muddle or confuse; to make a mess of something. The word is chiefly used in northern British dialects and is now uncommon in standard English. Related: muddle, confuse, jumble, entangle.
- DRUID /ˈdruːɪd/ · noun
- A member of the priestly class in ancient Celtic societies of Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, believed to have served as religious leaders, judges, and keepers of oral tradition; by extension, a person regarded as a sage, seer, or wise elder. Related: priest, sage, seer, soothsayer.
- WICKED /ˈwɪkɪd/ · adjective; also an archaic or literary adverb
- Morally evil or lacking integrity; extremely bad or harmful. In informal usage, it can also mean very good. Related: evil, immoral, vicious, corrupt.
- GRANDEUR /ˈɡrændʒər/ · noun
- Greatness or importance, especially when expressed through magnificence, dignity, or an impressive scale. It can also refer to the lofty beauty or grandeur of a place, person, or achievement. Related: magnificence, splendor, majesty, pomp.
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