365 Days of Spirit

1. An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest.
4. Done consciously and intentionally.
7. The act of returning a favor or gesture in kind.
9. To change in form, nature, or substance; to convert base metals into gold.
11. The state of being in short supply; shortage.
12. The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another; conflict.
15. Preoccupied with the acquisition of consumer goods.
16. The medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with transmuting matter.
19. Lacking interest or excitement; dull; of this earthly world.

1. The act of separating things into distinct sections or categories (psychological).
2. The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea.
3. A very large quantity of something; the opposite of shortage.
5. The action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing (part of a structure).
6. Relating to the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
8. The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed.
10. A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease (used metaphorically).
13. A disposition to do good; an act of kindness or charity.
14. A person or thing that prevents something, especially a system, from continuing as usual.
17. A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged; resistance to motion.
18. A device for keeping an aircraft on a set course; doing something without thinking.