Vocabulary

2. Overly self-pitying, often used to describe someone who becomes sentimental when intoxicated.
6. An actor.
8. A feeling that something - usually bad - is about to happen.
11. Extremely strict,usually a law.
12. Developing early (usually in terms of ability).
16. Describing a victory that comes at a heavy cost.
18. Acting more important than others by pretending to know more.
20. To make it impossible for something to happen.
22. Special fondness.
23. Describes a close relationship that has no romantic or sexual basis.
24. One who constantly works to ensure another's downfall.
25. To indicate something (usually bad) is about to happen.
26. A long speech full of complaints.

1. An unstoppable, destructive force or thing.
3. To bully (usually through words).
4. A guide who gives speeches to sightseers.
5. To be based on.
7. Rash, acting without thinking.
9. To torment someone with something they want without ever actually giving it to them.
10. An introduction to a text.
13. Lacking in comfort or flourishes (describing a lifestyle or accommodations.
14. A reason given for something that is not the actual reason.
15. Having knowledge of something before it happens.
17. One that comes before, often a person who previously held a position before passing it on to someone else.
18. A claim or assertion not based on fact.
19. Using as few words as possible when speaking.
21. Something that comes before another; used only for things, not for people.
23. Something that sets an example for how things are done in the future.
25. Having knowledge of something before it happens.