Across
- 4. An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a complete disaster.
- 8. To assert the opposite of a statement made by someone; to be in conflict with.
- 12. Incapable of making a mistake or being wrong; perfect.
- 13. To establish something as a formal, official, and standard practice within an organization or culture.
- 16. A long and tedious recital or repetitive list, typically of complaints or problems.
- 18. In a way that shows extreme care and a precise attention to every detail.
- 20. To set someone free from a situation that limits their freedom of thought or behavior.
Down
- 1. Asserting opinions in a rigid, arrogant, and stubbornly closed-minded manner.
- 2. A general agreement reached by a group, though it may not be complete.
- 3. Real and definite enough to be perceived by the sense of touch; not abstract.
- 5. An attempt to achieve a goal; a project or undertaking.
- 6. Existing at a particular time; current or most common, like an opinion or wind.
- 7. To make something bad, such as a risk or a pain, less severe or serious.
- 9. Describing an action that is pointless because it is incapable of producing any useful result.
- 10. The division of people or opinions into two sharply contrasting, opposing groups.
- 11. The state of complete and total agreement among all members of a group.
- 14. Having a strong and powerful effect, influence, or chemical action.
- 15. One's opponents in a conflict, contest, or dispute.
- 17. Minor and often quirky weaknesses or flaws in a person's character.
- 19. A subtle difference or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.