Words of the Week Practice

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Across
  1. 3. The cult leader took advantage of the _________, compliant personalities of his followers.
  2. 6. Her relatives treat one another with __________.
  3. 8. The garden hasn't been getting ___________ water, so the flowers are wilting.
  4. 9. The drug's side effects should __________ over time.
  5. 10. _________, I don't know the answer to the last 10 problems on the math homework.
  6. 11. He didn't seem to understand my _________ hints.
Down
  1. 1. It's a __________ explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species.
  2. 2. Gas prices have _________(ed) over the past two years.
  3. 4. Because of your __________ attendance at practice, you're in danger of being cut from the team.
  4. 5. But the days of equating office size to _________ are receding as companies become more geographically dispersed and the in-office manifestation of the corporate pecking order loses its significance.
  5. 7. Many _________ surgeons are on the hospital's staff.
  6. 12. Officials continue to __________ caution, noting that coronavirus case rates remain high and still strongly recommend universal masking in indoor public spaces as schools resume classes.