EOC Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. to confront boldly
  2. 5. a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace
  3. 7. to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame
  4. 12. the official residence of a prefect
  5. 13. doubtful
  6. 14. hanging or in disorder; unkempt
  7. 16. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp
  8. 17. seeming to have a supernatural basis; beyond the normal
  9. 18. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
Down
  1. 1. an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions; usually in a small town
  2. 2. the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness
  3. 4. to put before a person for acceptance; offer
  4. 6. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own
  5. 8. requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
  6. 9. pattern from which all things of the same kind are copied
  7. 10. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic
  8. 11. characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.
  9. 15. implied, rather than expressly stated; unquestioning