Crossword Conception Unit 11

2. The hurricane _________ the Mayor's plans to kill his rivals.
5. This cave _____ of cold soil and tainted water.
6. President Barack Obama was an ardent __________ of Obamacare.
9. I was supposed to be __________ by the experience, yet I found myself more bored every minute.
10. He was extremely ______ in normal circumstances, but would swell up like a puffer fish if he was bothered too much.
11. An amulet of a river.
12. We break them all the time.
14. The tidal waves seemed to quaver under the ferocity of the wind.
15. The puppy ________ as the cat lunged at him.
16. The stock market failure resulted in severe ___________.
18. His essay was brief and ______, just the way the teacher liked it.

1. She shut me up faster than a lightning bolt before I could _______ her plans.
3. The General's _________ pursuit paid off as the capture of 4,000 British soldiers became the epitome of excellent warfare.
4. President Abraham Lincoln's ______ was well-noted in his Gettysburg Address.
7. General Erwin Rommel later said the orders to kill British commandos and deport Jews were "________ beyond recognition".
8. The old lady's health ___________ to the point where nothing could be done.
12. Y-OU SH-OU-LD K-NOW TH-S W-OR-D.
13. Such a waste.
15. The nation's losses were destined to never be _________.
17. The way the man _________ himself after the accusation was a sure sign of guilt.