Across
- 4. turn aside; turn away from
- 5. correspondence in form, type, or appearance
- 7. a painful feeling of embarrassment or inadequacy
- 9. contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
- 12. informal terms for objecting
- 14. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria Jolt: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- 15. without respect; in a disdainful manner
- 17. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
- 19. intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
- 20. an impression that something might be the case
- 21. a street fight between rival groups
- 22. a restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking
- 23. with great urgency
- 24. appeal or request earnestly
Down
- 1. one of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel
- 2. travel by getting free rides from motorists
- 3. exceptionally bad or displeasing
- 6. a fragment of incombustible matter left after a fire
- 8. imitate, especially for satirical effect
- 10. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
- 11. lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- 13. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- 14. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- 16. struck with fear, dread, or consternation
- 17. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- 18. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
- 23. cause to become separated