Vocab chapter 8

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Across
  1. 4. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
  2. 10. Useful in an inferior capacity
  3. 13. to count, record, or list systematically
  4. 14. a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word's meaning, or something suggested by an object or situation
  5. 17. a road, apron, or runway
  6. 19. A ____is a person, document, or system authorized to act as a substitute or representative for another.
  7. 20. "a glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by ACTH that mediates various metabolic processes
  8. 23. a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit.
  9. 25. seeking or intended to undermine an established system or institution.
Down
  1. 1. “the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating”
  2. 2. To serve a person/organzation with a legally binding order that compels them to appear in court
  3. 3. the quality of being cold, unpleasant and not welcoming or attractive
  4. 5. the measuring of time
  5. 6. in a way that expresses what needs to be said clearly and without unnecessary words:
  6. 7. deserving great praise
  7. 8. an act of revealing or communicating divine truth
  8. 9. ": intersecting or lying at right angles : having perpendicular slopes or tangents at the point of intersection
  9. 11. a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
  10. 12. a formal accusation or general letter that a person has committed a crime
  11. 15. "Based on a chance rather than being planned or based on reason."
  12. 16. "exteremly harsh and dangerous
  13. 18. A ____is a person, traditionally a woman, whose occupation involves sewing clothing, fabrics, and apparel, specializing in garment construction, alterations, or repairs
  14. 19. exhibiting mature qualities at an ususually early age.
  15. 21. marked by tumult; loud, excited, emotional
  16. 22. “ worn or shredded at the ends or edges”
  17. 24. An item of additional material added at the end of a book or document typically in order to correct, clarify, or supplement something.