Brainy books - Oct 2020

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Across
  1. 1. Liveliness. Someone who is full of gusto, verve or life is a person full of X
  2. 3. Put-down; Disparage; Pooh-Pooh; Scorn; Ridicule. …in a tome of deprecation….
  3. 5. Emotionless; apathetic
  4. 8. Erratic; unpredictable
  5. 12. Cocky, brazenly cheeky, impertinent
  6. 13. Divide, diverge
  7. 15. Devoid of freshness or originality of thought or deed; bland; mundane; trite; commonplace
  8. 18. Having the power to charm, deceive or trick; e.g. Will she beguile him into poor judgment? She was a beguiling lady
  9. 19. Aggressively hostile
  10. 20. Dumb; Dense; Dopey
  11. 21. Forlorn, sad; pensive in a yearning way, longing for.
  12. 23. Married
  13. 24. Antagonistic; quarrelsome
  14. 25. Moan, grumble, complain
  15. 29. Reverence for or great respect of, mostly for a religion I.e. devout
  16. 30. Stealthily treacherous or deceitful
  17. 31. A manifestation of divine care or direction.
  18. 32. Inclined to have lascivious or lustful thoughts, salacious, vulgar
  19. 34. Small-minded
  20. 38. Inappropriate; out of place
  21. 39. Either: Excessively smooth, suave, smug e.g. it was a delightful and graceful speech rather than unctuous and overblown OR Excessively piousness or moralistic fervour
  22. 40. Joyous, merry, cheerful e.g. All loved his X spirit OR Being thoughtless e.g. His X nature shows he was indifferent to anyone’s feelings
  23. 41. Improvise; ad-lib
  24. 43. Erratic; unpredictable
  25. 47. Excessively talkative about trivial matters
  26. 48. Extremely greedy
  27. 54. Making something difficult to understand
  28. 59. Obscene, lewd, indecent, prurient
  29. 62. A controversial argument against an opinion, doctrine. Or someone who argues in opposition to another. A polemical person is someone who is contrary, belligerent.
  30. 65. Insatiable greed for wealth or power
  31. 68. Green with vegetation
  32. 71. Cowardly; afraid
  33. 72. Frugal, stingy
  34. 75. A story or thing with a hidden meaning ex Animal Farm - a political allegory about the different classes in society through the depiction of animals
  35. 77. Private knowledge shared by only a select few e.g. There is a pill in Tibetan Buddhism that contains a lot of esoteric ingredients, some of which are bodily substances.
  36. 78. Showing great enthusiasm for or interest in: i.e. an X fan of rugby, Or X for power
  37. 79. Funny in an eccentric way
  38. 83. Changing, alternating phases or fortunes in life i.e. the ups and downs off life
  39. 84. Foolish, silly, inane
  40. 85. Skeptical; unconvinced; doubtful e.g. At the time, critics were incredulous that the show would work.
  41. 87. Brief powerful and meaningful in expression; succinct
  42. 89. Loyalty, faithfulness
  43. 91. Drunkard
  44. 93. Expert, skilful
  45. 96. Without delicacy or sensitivity
  46. 97. A word that has many meanings, of which one is the reverse of the other e.g. Bolt: To secure, or to flee OR Bound: Heading to a destination, or restrained from movement OR Left: Remained, or departed
  47. 98. Accede, cave-in
  48. 100. Knowledgeable; scholarly
  49. 104. Quarrelsome; antagonistic; aggressively hostile, belligerent; pugnacious
  50. 105. Deferential: servile; brown-nosing
  51. 108. Having prescience, Foresight; knowing things before they happen
  52. 111. Official approval or sanction. I.e. One of the things about elites is that they only care about the approbation of the members of their own elites.
  53. 113. Deceitful; untrustworthy
  54. 114. An omen of something monuments about to happen i.e. a premonition
  55. 118. To atone for, make amends for I.e. Even if their future behaviour was perfect it would not X for being so badly behaved
  56. 119. Inclined to being silent/reserved in talking and manner; sullen
  57. 120. Being at rest, quiet, still
  58. 121. Undermining the power or authority of a central government
  59. 122. A foolish undertaking or idea e.g. the folly of performing without a rehearsal.
  60. 123. I believe, I surmise, I presume, I venture, I x
  61. 124. Sound judgement, acumen, astuteness
  62. 125. Submissive
Down
  1. 2. Uncontrollable; unruly; bad beyond correction
  2. 4. Recklessly extravagant; - X with money I.e. profligate, squandering, lavish, recklessly extravagant, squandering, lavish
  3. 6. Giving one's name to a tribe, place e.g. Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.
  4. 7. A boxer, fighter
  5. 9. Caution with regard to practical or financial matters I.e. shrewd, careful, cautious, frugal
  6. 10. A feeling of hostility or hatred towards someone
  7. 11. Generous in forgiving, altruistic
  8. 14. Lively, animated, spirited
  9. 16. To keep apart from others. segregate, isolate, seclude
  10. 17. Unemotional, impassive
  11. 18. Debauched
  12. 22. Gloomy
  13. 26. Any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: e.g. Marvellous Matt; Nasty Nick
  14. 27. Performed merely as a routine duty, indifferently, apathetically, superficially e.g. he held open the door for her with only a perfunctory sense of manners
  15. 28. Spacious; capable of holding lots
  16. 33. A short allegory with one basic idea is a fable or parable
  17. 35. Feverish; delirious
  18. 36. Excessive confidence, cocky, arrogance
  19. 37. Sorcery, witchcraft, communication with the dead
  20. 42. A person displaying pointlessly precise conformity or fussiness of trivialities in a self-righteous or irritating way
  21. 44. Convincing, to the point; relevant; pertinent
  22. 45. Maliciously harmful or ruinous i.e. a pernicious lie
  23. 46. A society characterised by human misery, such as oppression, disease, squalor
  24. 47. Thoughtlessly, Insincerely talkative; Superficially quick talker
  25. 49. A short allegory/story with one basic idea is a fable or parable eg. the moral of the story is. …. he who cries wolf….
  26. 50. Inactive through indolence or indifference; Prostrate; flat on one’s back
  27. 51. Boastful; excessive pride about ones own achievements, abilities etc,
  28. 52. Harmless
  29. 53. Recklessly extravagant; lavish; not just with money though I.e. a reprobate, a degenerate
  30. 55. Constant use or excessive repetition. Banal. I.e. the trite phrases in his letter
  31. 56. With suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval
  32. 57. Clandestine, covert, sly, shifty
  33. 58. Matter-of-fact, unimaginative, drab, mundane, dull, humdrum. This could apply to many things - a X speech, or mind, or story etc
  34. 60. Something or someone has done or been something so often that it, or, they, have almost taken the form of a proverb. Become a byword for. A person or thing commonly associated as the embodiment of some quality e.g. Mike’s X inability to have any money
  35. 61. Spacious; capable of holding lots
  36. 63. Favoured by fortune, opportune, promising. I.e. an auspicious occasion
  37. 64. Grumpy, mean, rude
  38. 66. Scold, admonish, castigate
  39. 67. Flirtatious (by a woman - especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner)
  40. 69. Gaiety or jollily, amusement, laughter
  41. 70. The state of being profound
  42. 71. Reverence for or great respect of, mostly for a religion i.e. devout
  43. 73. To stay for a time in a place; live temporarily: i.e. to sojourn on the Riviera for two months.
  44. 74. Son or daughter
  45. 76. Using few words; expressing a lot in a few words; pithy; terse
  46. 80. Charitable; unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  47. 81. Breaking away from a country
  48. 82. Eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice, longing, craving
  49. 86. Redress, repayment, atonement (i.e. penance). Making amends for or compensation I.e. to someone or a country for damage from war.
  50. 88. Incitement of rebellion against a government. Mutiny. Insurrection. Through writing or speech; not through physical act like treason
  51. 90. Indifference; lack of care or concern e.g. She had a gaiety and insouciance,
  52. 92. Imperious; arrogantly condescending
  53. 94. A feeling of pity, sympathy, compassion
  54. 95. Hazy, indistinct, vague
  55. 99. Filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement i.e. a X sinner who wants to atone for his errors/sins
  56. 101. Astute, shrewd I.e. sageness
  57. 102. To object e.g. they wanted me to drive but I demurred
  58. 103. A state of anxiety, care or concern e.g. Dan showed great X about his wife's health
  59. 106. Talking to yourself; a monologue
  60. 107. Snobbish, scornfully arrogant
  61. 109. Outstandingly bad; deplorable; atrocious
  62. 110. Inactive, sluggish, lethargic
  63. 112. Abruptly concise; curt; brusque.
  64. 115. Slavishly submissive
  65. 116. When something is understood without anything being said; implied; unspoken I.e. x approval
  66. 117. Laid-back, lacking in interest or vitality