Second Set

4. a word, phrase or sequence that reads the same backward as forward; e.g. madam
5. a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation; for use as evidence in the court
8. a musical instrument played by striking a row or wooden bars of different lengths with mallets
9. a short band of tough, flexible connective tissue which connects bones, cartilage, or holds joints
11. similar to a robbery
14. cut off the head of a person or animal
16. the point at which a plan or project starts to be noticed or realized or accomplished
19. a liquid or gel that contains ions and can be used for energy
21. present, appearing or found everywhere
22. the enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure especially for a circle
23. the official power to make legal decisions and judgements
24. divide into two branches or forks
25. a dishonest person; a rogue

1. the study of the nature of God and religious belief
2. attractively lively and animated; typically used of a woman
3. intended to make someone feel mortified or humiliated
6. a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation
7. the absorption of one substance by another; e.g. water for a seed
10. make something on a large scale using machinery
12. giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
13. fine, soft wool originally from a specific type of goat
15. an inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall
17. based on or gotten from the physical features of an area
18. a green variety of smooth-skinned summer squash
20. a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them