Across
- 4. - : Used so often that it lacks originality or freshness; trite or overused.
- 8. - The act of coming closer or joining together; the state of meeting at a point.
- 10. - To harm the reputation of someone; to cause an idea to seem false or unreliable.
- 11. - To ask or beg for something urgently, persistently, or annoyingly.
- 13. - angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
- 15. - Tending to move apart or go in different directions; differing from another.
- 16. - extremely unpleasant.
- 18. - A cruel and oppressive ruler; any person in authority who exercises power in an arbitrary or unjust manner.
- 19. - Possessing or showing courage, bravery, or determination, often in the face of danger.
- 20. - read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way.
- 21. - a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
Down
- 1. - Tapped or opened (of a cask) so that the liquid contents can flow out; in a state of being diffused or set in motion.
- 2. - a tomb, burial chamber
- 3. - Open, bold, or hostile resistance to authority or opposition.
- 5. - To extinguish (a fire); to satisfy (a thirst or desire); to cool hot metal by plunging it into liquid.
- 6. - In Norse mythology, the god of peace, fertility, prosperity, and agriculture.
- 7. - a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.
- 9. - Self reputation
- 12. - extreme poverty; destitution.
- 14. - a flag or banner
- 17. - To breed or multiply (organisms); to spread or disseminate (ideas, beliefs, or rumors).
- 18. - To work extremely hard or incessantly; exhausting physical labor.
- 20. - Careful, cautious, and showing good judgment, especially regarding one's own interests.