Vocabulary

2. regard something as being caused by someone or something
4. open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
6. endure an ordeal or difficulty
8. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
12. having or showing a feeling of superiority
13. begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
14. an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
15. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
16. be in conflict with
19. make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect
20. regard as probable; expect or predict
23. evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
24. a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole
25. logical and consistent

1. decrease in size, number, or range
2. cause someone to become hostile
3. state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
4. anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
5. (of something bad) happen to someone
7. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
9. following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence
10. a direct or natural consequence or result
11. expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments; expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art
15. examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation
17. mysterious or secret
18. concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others
21. have a mutual relationship or connection
22. write or create
23. stick completely to a surface or substance* [or] believe in and follow the practices of