Across
- 2. to sharpen
- 3. to produce; to make happen
- 5. to drink in large quantities; to gulp
- 8. to collect bit by bit; gather with patient labor
- 9. easily angered
- 11. to force oneself into a situation uninvited
- 14. cowardly and treacherous
- 16. to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
- 20. uninterested; listless
- 25. obligated loyalty or faithfulness
- 29. a slow person, especially one who falls behind
- 30. a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
- 31. to hypnotize
- 32. in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
- 34. a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
- 35. to eat or swallow greedily
- 36. a state of continual change or movement
- 37. marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
- 38. an exit; a means of going out
- 39. to exchange words
- 40. to pretend
Down
- 1. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction
- 4. maneuver pr action used to gain an advantage
- 6. inactive; unproductive
- 7. dreamily thoughtful
- 9. of or like a corpse; play, gaunt. thin
- 10. a funeral rite or ceremony
- 12. moral deterioration
- 13. to cheat or swindle; to thwart
- 15. extreme poverty
- 17. a pole with a large hook on one end
- 18. personal appeal or attraction
- 19. a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
- 21. equally skillful with either hand
- 22. gluey; sticky
- 23. a scarcity, lack
- 24. to besiege by encircling (as with an army)
- 26. promoting equal rights for all people
- 27. favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices
- 28. a feeling of uneasiness
- 31. an influential person; a member or an elite group
- 33. to waste time; to dawdle
- 37. a brute; a large monster
- 38. the choice members or best of a group
- 41. to prepare for an event or an action