GRE SET 1

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Across
  1. 2. marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated
  2. 6. having great power or influence.
  3. 7. ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial
  4. 11. a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
  5. 12. defeat thoroughly.
  6. 15. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient.
  7. 17. with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval.
  8. 18. regard with great respect; revere
  9. 20. very concerned to avoid doing wrong
  10. 21. affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion.
  11. 22. abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
  12. 24. shaking or quivering slightly.
  13. 25. a fraudulent scheme or action.
  14. 26. sweet and soothing
  15. 27. reprimand (someone) severely
  16. 29. unrealistic and impractical
  17. 32. a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values
  18. 34. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
  19. 36. being more merciful
  20. 37. health-giving; healthy
  21. 38. persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
  22. 39. arrogant and domineering.
  23. 40. optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
Down
  1. 1. think deeply about something;contemplate
  2. 3. sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
  3. 4. a forerunner of something.
  4. 5. a state of disuse.
  5. 8. lasting for a very short time.
  6. 9. terse and vigorously expressive
  7. 10. not telling the truth; lying
  8. 13. showing little enthusiasm
  9. 14. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic.
  10. 16. a dislike of humankind.
  11. 19. naive, simplistic, and superficia
  12. 23. be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).
  13. 28. occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
  14. 30. not candid or sincere
  15. 31. a severe flood
  16. 33. exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks
  17. 35. a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.