VOCABULARY

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Across
  1. 2. Many choices, possibilities
  2. 8. Two things compared to each other
  3. 11. A fact or truth
  4. 12. Devoted and enthralled by an activity
  5. 14. A deliberate attempt to disguise
  6. 15. Unseemly pride
  7. 16. An observation or discovery of a model
  8. 17. Poised to argue
  9. 18. Appears correct but may turn out to be wrong
Down
  1. 1. Derived from a trap in chess
  2. 3. Wisdom with a touch of worldliness
  3. 4. Careless, negligent
  4. 5. To organize into a system
  5. 6. A win that exceeds the value of the victory
  6. 7. The reduction or elimination of a claim
  7. 9. A purge or relief from emotional pressure
  8. 10. Moderate, steady, solid, not extreme
  9. 13. Intimidated, challenged