Vocabulary
Across
- 3. acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment
- 4. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing
- 8. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
- 12. fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand
- 15. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
- 16. to establish by proof or competent evidence
- 17. to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair
- 18. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate
- 20. a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune
- 23. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary
Down
- 1. wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober
- 2. full of or showing bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice
- 5. an act to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable
- 6. commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character
- 7. inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly obedient
- 9. characterized of constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc.
- 10. a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation
- 11. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish
- 13. coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned
- 14. concerned with or comprehending only what is on the surface or obvious
- 16. to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
- 19. having a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; having skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations
- 21. a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
- 22. not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit