Words Not Generally Used in Conversation Crosswords

5. (of land) Having been formed into a number of level areas resembling a series of steps.
8. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
9. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.
12. A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
13. A piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck.
14. To be without purpose or direction.

1. A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
2. Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
3. To do a thorough search in order to locate something.
4. In a courteous, kind, and pleasant manner.
6. Something or someone of lower rank, status, or quality.
7. An ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform.
10. To do something in a reluctant or resentful manner.
11. To sweep over something so as to surround or cover it completely.
12. Military equipment, such as planes, ships, communications and radar installations, employed or targeted in military operation.