Across
- 2. to cause someone or something to experience something unpleasant or painful
- 3. to explain or understand the meaning of something
- 5. willing and quick to do something; showing no hesitation or reluctance
- 7. the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness
- 9. a substance such as oil or grease used to reduce friction between moving parts
- 11. closely acquainted; very familiar or emotionally close
- 12. officially placed into service or assigned to active duty
Down
- 1. serving as an introduction or preparation for something more important; an initial or exploratory stage
- 4. as a verb, to use someone or something unfairly for personal gain; as a noun, a bold or notable achievement
- 6. coming before something else in time, order, or position
- 8. not well known, not clearly understood, or uncertain
- 10. spread out over a wide area; not concentrated in one place