Across
- 3. - adj. quick tempered; irritable
- 4. - n. a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
- 5. - adj. intense; deeply felt
- 8. - adj. short and to the point
- 12. - v. to call forth; to produce; to bring to mind, often by suggestion
- 13. - v. to stay in one's mind continually; to visit frequently; to appear in the form of a ghost
- 14. - adj. capable of recovering quickly from misfortune; returning quickly to an original shape or condition; the ability to recover or spring back
- 16. - n. cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
- 18. - v. to try to equal; to imitate
- 19. - adj. having a strong desire for, to the point of greed; eager; enthusiastic
- 20. - adj. abrupt in manner or speech; gruff
- 24. - v. to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character; degrading
- 29. - adj. endless; seeming to be without end
- 30. - v. to be repeated as in a series of echoes or vibrations
- 32. - v. / n. a conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence; to form an opinion while lacking evidence
- 36. - v. to drive or to propel; to urge or drive by force or moral pressure
- 37. - v. to enclose or encircle
- 39. - n. a long, angry speech
- 40. - v. to introduce gradually in order to establish securely
- 41. - n. one step in a line of descent of a family; all the people born and living around the same time
- 42. - adj. In a wrong or imperfect way; out of order; wrong
- 43. - v. to install in office with a formal ceremony; to begin officially or mark the opening of; the act of installing in office
Down
- 1. - adj. commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced
- 2. - v. to shrink from in disgust; to detest; disgusting; causing loathing
- 4. - v. to spread throughout
- 5. - n. an owner of a store or other business
- 6. - adj. marked by trembling or shaking; timid or fearful
- 7. - v. to free from a difficult or tangled situation
- 9. - adj. urgent; pressing; having the power or authority to command
- 10. - adj. deserving contempt or scorn
- 11. - adj. chaotic, unruly; stormy, tempestuous; great disturbance or agitation
- 15. - adj. Pleasant; approachable; gracious; friendliness of manner
- 17. - adj. voluntary and unplanned; occurring or produced without human labor
- 21. - n. a person who lives apart from society and often alone; withdrawn from society
- 22. - adj. very painful
- 23. - v. to come up again or to happen again
- 25. - adj. of unknown source or unrevealed name
- 26. - n. / v. a small bar or rod on which something else turns; a person or thing on which others depend; pivotal - vitally important or significant
- 27. - n. / adj. having wisdom and good judgment; a person known for wisdom and good judgment; an aromatic herb
- 28. - v./n. to reject bluntly 2. to drive back 3. an abrupt setback in progress
- 31. - v. to make less extreme or severe
- 33. - adj. depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged
- 34. - n. a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
- 35. - n. a person's usual mood; temperament; a regular tendency or inclination
- 38. - v. to ask earnestly; to beg; a plea or earnest request