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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (62 Across) enigma (NOUN) 1. An obscure or ambiguous saying. 2. Anything that puzzles or baffles understanding and cannot be
explained. Synonyms: closed book, mystery, secret. 3. A difficult problem.
Synonyms: brain-teaser, conundrum, puzzle, riddle. The ADJECTIVE derivative
enigmatic means puzzling. Derived from Latin, from Greek:
ainissesthai to speak in riddles.
Did You Know? (4 Down) Cyborg is defined as: A human being
whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices.
Among the many cyborgs in science fiction and films, two well-known cyborgs as portrayed in modern movies include Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator (1984), and Peter Weller as Alex J. Murphy, the Robocop (1987). The Darth Vader character in the Star Wars series of films is also a cyborg and The Borg are an entire race of cyborg creatures in theStar Trek series.
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