Wordly Wise

Across

4. – A flowing or pouring in; arrival in massive numbers.
8. – A difference of opinion; disagreement.
9. – To bring about or inflict; to express or vent.
12. – A downpour of rain; a flood; a flood of anything; to flood or overwhelm.
16. – To provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm.
17. – To serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner.
18. – Having a strong desire for, to the point of greed; eager, enthusiastic.
19. – Conditional; depending on something else; likely but not certain to happen; possible; a group that is part of a larger one.
20. – Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail.
24. – To wire or equip with electric power; to thrill or shock.
25. – Untidy; carelessly done.
26. – A plentiful supply; a great or generous amount.
30. – Small and unimportant, not worth noticing.
31. – To ask earnestly; to beg.
32. – To suffer from or to be overcome by great heat.
33. – To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior; to behave in an offensively superior manner.
36. – To try to equal; to imitate.
37. – A small bar or rod on which something else turns; a person or thing on which others depend; pivotal – vitally important or significant.
38. – To shrink from in disgust; to detest.
41. – A group that enjoys superior status to others; considered superior to others.
43. – Strikingly out of the ordinary; peculiar.
44. – An act of great cruelty and wickedness; very brutal, wicked, or cruel; appallingly bad, outrageous.
46. – Extremely careful; attentive to small details.
47. – To give a title, nickname, or description to.
49. – To plan together secretly to do something wrong or illegal; to join or act together.
54. – To exchange teasing remarks.
55. – Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right.
56. – To introduce gradually in order to establish securely.
57. – Quick-tempered; irritable.
61. – Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.
62. – Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate.
63. – To install in office with a formal ceremony; to begin officially or mark the opening of.
65. – Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery.
66. – To cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character; degrading.
67. – To free from a difficult or tangled situation.
68. – Not suitable; inappropriate or improper.
73. – Chaotic; unruly; stormy; tempestuous.
74. – An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces.
76. – To drive or to propel; to urge or drive by force or moral pressure.
81. – Deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors; to rebel openly against a commander.
82. – Showing little spirit or enthusiasm.
86. – To give a picture of; to describe.
87. – Something kept as a reminder of a past event; a souvenir.
89. – Very painful.
91. – To lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions.
94. – To ask questions of, especially in a thorough or formal manner.
95. – Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff.
97. – To wrestle.
98. – Clothed or covered.
99. – Total absence of government; lack of order, total confusion.
101. – Endless; seeming to be without end.
102. – Abundant.
103. – Complicated; having many related details or parts.
104. – Urgent; pressing; having the power or authority to command.
105. – About to happen; likely to occur in the very near future.

Down

1. – Able to hold a large amount; roomy.
2. – Of unknown source or unrevealed name.
3. – Extremely important; vital.
5. – To spread throughout.
6. – Capable of being heard.
7. – An associate or coworker of similar status.
10. – To attempt earnestly; a serious, earnest effort toward a goal.
11. – Depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged.
13. – Calm and untroubled; peaceful.
14. – A retaliation for an injury.
15. – A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems.
16. – To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of.
18. – A wearing away or rubbing away by friction; a scraped or worn area.
21. – To remove the water from; to become dry; to lose water from.
22. – A long, angry speech.
23. – A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
27. – A young bird learning to fly; a young and inexperienced person; new and untested.
28. – To turn aside; to entertain or amuse.
29. – Happening occasionally; not regularly.
31. – To enclose or encircle.
34. – A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence; to form an opinion while lacking evidence.
35. – To be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations.
38. – Sky blue.
39. – Soothing, mild.
40. – Willing to take risks; daring; showing disrespect or a lack of courtesy.
42. – To make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt; a facial expression that seems to express pain, contempt, or disgust.
45. – To call forth; to produce; to bring to mind, often by suggestion.
48. – Paying close attention to detail.
50. – A slight suspicion; a vague idea.
51. – A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments; any showy display.
52. – To make greater or better.
53. – Deserving contempt or scorn.
58. – To slow down.
59. – A question; to ask or ask about.
60. – To encourage or assist in some activity, especially a questionable one.
64. – To absorb into a population; to take in a part and absorb into the whole.
69. – Thorough; careful; honest; principled.
70. – Causing shock or horror.
71. – To treat as a celebrity.
72. – Skilled; expert.
75. – Most miserable; wretched.
77. – Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance.
78. – Empty; shallow or silly.
79. – To pass or slip by (used with time).
80. – Not steady; irregular.
83. – Short and to the point.
84. – To bring before a court to face charges.
85. – To make easier.
88. – Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit.
90. – To discourage or intimidate.
92. – Lacking excitement; boring or monotonous.
93. – An event that causes great suffering and harm; a disaster.
96. – To seize; to arrest; to grasp the meaning of; to understand.
100. – To make less extreme or severe.