Across
- 1. To cause something to disperse and disappear; to disintegrate.
- 5. The state of being exhausted or very tired; lacking energy, strength, or freshness.
- 7. Done in a lifeless, impersonal, or robotic manner; done as if one were a
- 9. A person’s bearing or habitual posture when standing or walking.
- 10. something good is going to happen.
- 11. To make room for; to provide with a place to stay or sleep
- 14. Adhering to middle-class standards of behavior; deemed appropriate or relatable
- 18. Done in a secretive way to avoid being noticed; slyly, stealthily, or surreptitiously.
- 19. To spread or diffuse throughout every part of a person, place or thing; to pervade or
- 21. cheerless.
- 22. something.
- 25. Unusually stiff, inflexible, or resistant to change.
- 26. Done in an unwilling or reluctant manner.
Down
- 2. To surmount, surpass, or prevail over obstacles; to successfully deal with a difficult
- 3. Punishment inflicted in retaliation for a previous injury or offense; retribution or
- 4. To move quickly from one interest, condition, or position to another.
- 6. The state of hoping or anticipating that something positive will happen; a feeling
- 8. detached from one’s mind or emotions.
- 12. So dull or bleak that it causes people to feel discouraged or depressed; gloomy, dismal,
- 13. Showing feelings of extreme irritation or annoyance.
- 15. A person hired as a private driver; a person whose job is to drive people around in a
- 16. and concerns when one’s involvement is not welcome.
- 17. Lacking vigor or strength; physically weak or frail.
- 20. or the allocation of public funds to benefit private interests.
- 23. people with high social status.
- 24. To interfere in someone else’s private affairs; to become involved in other people’s
- 27. The acquisition of money or other benefits through illegal or dishonest means, such as