Vocab Set 3

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Across
  1. 2. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson; a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like
  2. 5. an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
  3. 6. Describing lines, planes, surfaces, or objects that are side by side and have the same distance continuously between them
  4. 9. moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury; luxurious self-indulgence
  5. 11. to express the meaning of something written or spoken using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity
  6. 14. prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly
  7. 15. The prefix para- means
  8. 17. expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief); reduce the inflated reputation of (someone), especially by ridicule
  9. 20. explain the meaning of information, words, or actions; understand an action, mood, or way of behaving as having a particular meaning or significance
  10. 21. an intervening time; interval; meantime
  11. 22. no longer existing or functioning
Down
  1. 1. a typical example or patten of something; a model
  2. 3. a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change
  3. 4. an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans
  4. 7. failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law; a preselected option adopted by a computer program
  5. 8. a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order
  6. 10. remove from office suddenly and forcefully; testify to or give (evidence) on oath, typically in a written statement
  7. 12. from The prefix cata- means
  8. 13. treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect; break down or deteriorate chemically.
  9. 16. to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate
  10. 18. The prefix inter- means
  11. 19. to say something abruptly, especially as an aside or interruption