A-Z words

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Across
  1. 3. shrewd; keen in judgement
  2. 5. quiet; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself
  3. 6. fear
  4. 8. powerful argument often made to attack or refute a controversial issue
  5. 9. harmless
  6. 10. untalkative by nature
  7. 11. unpredictable
  8. 14. to comply passively
  9. 15. boringly scholarly or academic
  10. 16. prosperous
  11. 17. a period of rest or relief
  12. 18. mocking; scornful
  13. 20. any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs
Down
  1. 1. corrosive
  2. 2. rapidly changing in mood
  3. 4. conspicuously bad and offensive
  4. 7. to make better or more tolerable
  5. 8. fruitful or fertile
  6. 12. emotional purging that brings relief or renewal
  7. 13. shrewd; wise
  8. 19. greed; excessive love of riches