Gabriela December 21

2. Make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
4. Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
7. The conventional spelling system of a language.
12. Summarize and state again the main points of.
13. After he faked his death, he attended his own funeral _____________ to see what people were saying about him.
14. The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
15. Excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily.
16. The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length.
17. In the first year of law school, we learned a large number of words that became the basics of our legal ___________.
18. In the movie, the ____________ pulled in every spaceship that came near it.
19. Looking or sounding sad and dismal.

1. The civil rights laws were enacted to end discrimination and _____________ equal rights to all citizens.
3. Marie was disappointed by her friend's ____________ pick for a blind date.
5. Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
6. Rainbows are _______________ because they do not stay around for long periods of time.
8. The senator will __________ to prevent a vote on the bill.
9. Some of the best music genres were created as a result of musicians and singers using the principle of ___________ to create original sounds.
10. More cities are beginning to ____________ smoking in public places because of second-hand smoke hazards.
11. Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
18. Although he had never been on an airplane, the old man could not resist making ____________ remarks about airline safety.