Across
- 7. Capable of being decomposed naturally by bacteria or other living organisms.
- 10. To provide specific evidence or "proof" to back up a claim.
- 12. The process of fertile land turning into a wasteland or desert, typically due to drought or deforestation.
- 15. To formally find someone "not guilty" of a charge in a court of law.
Down
- 1. To carry out, perform, or commit a harmful or illegal action.
- 2. To improve a negative condition or make symptoms (like pain or stress) more bearable.
- 3. To combine different ideas, sources, or elements into a single, cohesive whole.
- 4. The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- 5. Harmful, toxic, or infectious; often used to describe the opposite of "benign."
- 6. A state of physical or mental weariness; a total lack of energy or interest.
- 8. A person who has seen an event take place, typically a crime or accident.
- 9. Not harmful to the environment; able to be maintained at a steady rate for the long term.
- 11. To support or strengthen an argument with additional evidence or data.
- 13. The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend or return to a life of crime.
- 14. To make something clear or to throw light upon a complex problem or theory.