Vocabulary
Across
- 4. Damage the purity or integrity of
- 6. Persuade gradually or by flattery to do something
- 8. Without the basic necessities of life
- 12. Extravagantly; enthusiastic; emotional
- 15. A homeless and helpless person, especially an abandoned or neglected child
- 17. Cheerfully optimistic
- 18. A superficially valuable or pleasing appearance
- 20. A short trip or journey, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity
- 21. Nothing
- 22. About to happen
- 23. Disturb the composure of; unsettle
- 26. Characterized or produced by anger
- 27. Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
- 29. Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style
- 31. Reach an authoritative judgement or settlement
- 33. Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character
- 34. Diminish; reduce; to cause to diminish in thickness towards one end
- 35. To remain stable or in a fixed state; to give in
- 37. Make something clear; explain
- 39. An indefinite and very long period of time, often a period exaggerated for humorous or rhetorical effect
- 40. Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
- 43. The action or process of introducing someone to a position or organization
- 44. A store of valuable or delightful things
Down
- 1. Infect; spoil; harm
- 2. Loud and harsh; grating
- 3. A writ ordering a person to attend a court
- 5. Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect
- 7. Angry or bitter
- 9. Extremely small
- 10. Shaded area
- 11. Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind
- 13. Acting with or showing care and thought for the future
- 14. Deficient in quantity or amount
- 16. Harsh; severe
- 19. A temporary recovery
- 24. In a way or to an extent that gives a misleading impression
- 25. Malevolent
- 28. Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory
- 30. Small group of people or things
- 32. Having limits or bounds
- 36. A moving mechanical device made in imitation of the human being
- 38. Incapable of being removed, erased, or washed away
- 41. Lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous
- 42. Marked with spots or smears of color