Across
- 3. difficult for the mind to grasp readily or easily
- 6. having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- 9. the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- 13. reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
- 16. an act of swaying abruptly
- 17. severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand
- 19. fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed
- 20. an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.
Down
- 1. to captivate or charm
- 2. complying with or submissive to authority
- 4. uptake of substances by a tissue, as of nutrients through the wall of the intestine.
- 5. an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air
- 7. feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust,
- 8. to bump, shove, or brush against
- 10. lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech
- 11. a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude.
- 12. to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk
- 14. communication of thought by words; talk; conversation
- 15. having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech
- 18. to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely
