Across
- 2. in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
- 10. hackneyed, trite, commonplace
- 11. nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
- 13. open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
- 14. developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
- 16. something that is full of bitterness, deep-seated resentment, or continuing ill will
- 17. a formal statement of commendation; high praise
- 18. refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
- 20. to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
- 23. able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
- 26. swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
- 28. not usual or expected; not in character
- 32. to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefuly; jointed
- 33. holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
- 34. to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
- 36. deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
- 37. straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
- 39. to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
- 42. to claim or take without right
- 43. to avoid, shun, keep away from
- 45. to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
- 48. generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
- 51. a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
- 52. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
- 53. lacking a spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
- 56. a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
- 58. a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
- 59. dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
- 60. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
Down
- 1. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
- 3. cheerful readiness, promptness, or a brisk and eager willingness to do something
- 4. nearness in place or time; kinship
- 5. having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
- 6. to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
- 7. harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
- 8. pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
- 9. habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
- 12. having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
- 15. asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor
- 19. to remove from a grave; to bring to light
- 21. belief, mental acceptance
- 22. an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish
- 24. to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
- 25. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
- 27. relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
- 29. to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
- 30. language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
- 31. offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
- 35. the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
- 38. the occurrence of fortunate, pleasant, or valuable events by chance
- 40. without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
- 41. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
- 44. so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
- 46. desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
- 47. capable of being held or defended
- 49. improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
- 50. tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism
- 54. to imitate with the intent or equaling or surpassing the model
- 55. the quality of having keen mental discernment, sound judgment, and deep wisdom
- 57. to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry