Across
- 3. selecting the best of everything or from many different sources
- 5. interpret or translate
- 6. shun, avoid, abstain from
- 8. lasting only a short time, fleeting
- 10. self-governing, independent
- 12. capable of corroding metal of burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic
- 16. of questionable authenticity; false
- 17. characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive
- 18. raise to a higher value, desirability
- 20. consult, compare views, bestow or give
- 24. make worse (more violent, severe), inflame; irritate or embitter ( a person)
- 29. something that restrains or discourages
- 30. make hostile or unfriendly
- 32. a complete change or transformation
- 33. support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of
- 34. the quality of being able to produce the intended effect
- 36. surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime, or failure to fulfill an obligation
- 37. based on false information and therefore wrong; mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect
- 38. make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together
- 39. severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious
- 40. prominent, distinguished, of high rank
- 44. noisy, uproar or protest, as from a crowd(noun); a loud, continuous noise(noun)
- 45. approve, agree
- 48. harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement
- 50. based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory; capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment;
- 51. a person’s general or natural mood; tendency
- 56. place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances
- 57. decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a story) with fictional or fanciful details
- 59. joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things
- 61. authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of accepted rules, standards or artistic works
- 62. customs, manners, or morals of a particular group
- 65. the obscuring of one thing by another; to obscure, darken, make less important (verb)
- 67. purify; extract the essential elements of
- 68. loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time
- 69. scatter, spread about, broadcast
- 73. speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at a funeral
- 74. overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless
- 76. scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing deep, often systematic knowledge; having or showing a lot of knowledge esp. from reading and studying
- 77. simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgment
- 78. known of understood by only a few; obscure, secret
- 79. steady increase in force, intensity, or loudness of a musical passage; a climatic moment or peak (noun); to rise in volume or intensity (verb)
- 80. send off or deal with in a speedy way (verb); speed, promptness (noun)
- 84. metaphorical, based on figures of speech; related to portraying human or animal figures, as opposed to abstract objects
- 85. fair, equal, just
- 86. judicious, discerning, having good judgment or insight
- 89. make less severe; lessen or moderate (damage, grief, pain)
- 91. vandalize, mar the appearance of
- 93. disturbing, causing anxiety
- 95. respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another
- 98. come together, unite; fuse together
- 99. controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones
- 100. completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs
- 101. gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily or without enough evidence
- 102. give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)
Down
- 1. go off-topic when speaking or writing
- 2. indicate or suggest beforehand; presage
- 4. reach the highest point or final stage
- 7. the same in size, extend; equivalent; proportional
- 9. not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern
- 11. deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective
- 13. pacify, satisfy, relieve; concede to belligerent demands, sometimes at the expense of principles
- 14. able to be bent, shaped, or adapted
- 15. faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image
- 19. bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant
- 21. strengthen, invigorate, encourage
- 22. asleep, inactive, on a break
- 23. expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined tastes
- 24. worth of esteem; considered with respect;
- 25. squeeze, compress; restrict freedom of
- 26. scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish
- 27. belittle, attack the reputation of
- 28. direct, clear, fully revealed; clearly depicting sex or nudity
- 31. enough to be perceived, considerable
- 32. common, ordinary, everyday
- 35. completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs
- 41. calm or soothe (an angry person); lessen of soften
- 42. incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apply medicated liquid to a body part
- 43. peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm, esp. in a whimsical way
- 46. support, add evidence to
- 47. excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in an uncritical way
- 49. free someone from a mistake in thinking
- 52. mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something
- 53. comprehensive, thorough; covering completely a topic or subject, accounting for all possibilities; draining
- 54. reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace
- 55. on the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (noun)
- 58. doubtful, questionable, suspect
- 60. strong disapproval or official reprimand (noun); to issue such disapproval or reprimand (verb)
- 63. plentiful, bountiful
- 64. unbiased, impartial; not interested
- 66. injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in
- 69. unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion
- 70. lying, habitually dishonest
- 71. extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring
- 72. very happy, especially when something has happened or has been achieved
- 74. believability, trustworthiness
- 75. a temporary, often improvised, substitute (noun); improvised for temporary use (adj)
- 81. the practice or pursuing political or other goals though vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
- 82. abnormal, deviant
- 83. producing no useful result, ineffective; trivial or unimportant
- 87. in an opposite way; on the other hand
- 88. differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path
- 90. related to belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres
- 91. to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something; discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of
- 92. copy in an attempt to equal or be better than
- 94. twisted; very complicated
- 96. puzzle, mystery, riddle; someone that is mysterious and impossible to understand
- 97. cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid