Across
- 6. lasting for a very short time
- 7. a scene of uproar and confusion
- 9. lower in rank or position
- 12. little known of a subject or knowledge; abstruse
- 13. reject with disdain or contempt
- 16. illegal or prohibited traffic in goods; smuggling
- 18. stretched or pulled tight; concise and controlled
- 19. a defensive wall
- 20. an act of pushing or shoving
Down
- 1. a person of mixed white and black ancestry
- 2. not going astray or missing the mark
- 3. deceive; trick
- 4. insensitive; unsympathetic
- 5. treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority
- 8. Eurasian plant of the parsley family, from which gum is obtained.
- 10. in a forceful way; without a doubt
- 11. any disease marked by inflammation and plain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue.
- 14. involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
- 15. ready to accept control or instruction; submissive
- 17. a formal authorization or proposition; a decree