Across
- 3. a stone or other small object, usually inscribed or carved, believed to protect the wearer from evil influences
- 5. to wander without definite aim or direction
- 8. abounding in vigour and high spirits; full of vitality
- 10. the science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants
- 12. pride or arrogance
- 15. ridiculous or nonsensical
- 17. hatred of women
- 19. not applied or practical; theoretical
- 21. based on or containing error; mistaken; incorrect
- 23. the male head of a tribe or family
- 25. failing to act carefully or considerately; inattentive
- 28. a schoolchild appointed to a position of limited power over his fellows
- 29. in complete or absolute agreement
- 31. to serve as an example of
- 35. deviation from the normal or usual order, type, etc.; irregularity
- 38. oversimplifying complex problems; making unrealistically simple judgments or analyses
- 39. a point or pointed end
- 43. extremely bitter, hostile, etc.
- 44. to unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
- 45. the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
- 47. composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources, styles, etc.
- 48. a merging or flowing together, esp. of rivers
- 49. something comforting or soothing
- 50. lacking developed powers of analysis, reasoning, or criticism
- 53. endless or seemingly endless because of monotony or tiresome length
- 54. an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc.
- 57. the point at which a nerve impulse is relayed from the terminal portion of an axon to the dendrites of an adjacent neuron
- 59. standing out from its surroundings; noticeable
- 61. (of sound) resounding or re-echoing
- 62. the study of living organisms, including their structure, functioning, evolution, distribution, and interrelationships
Down
- 1. to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
- 2. to search around
- 4. having no known name
- 6. suave and refined
- 7. the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind
- 8. difficult to understand; abstruse
- 9. joined together in pairs; coupled
- 11. well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed, etc.; infamous
- 13. a habitual or mechanical routine or procedure
- 14. an erratic or outlandish notion or action; whim
- 16. hard, menial, and monotonous work
- 18. to combine or cause to combine into a whole
- 20. the female head of a tribe or family, esp. in a matriarchy
- 22. stubborn or persistent
- 24. favourable or propitious
- 26. an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing
- 27. to read or examine with care; study
- 30. a sign or omen, esp. one that is favourable;patronage or guidance (esp. in the phrase under the auspices of)
- 32. deviating or departing from convention, esp. in a bizarre manner; irregular or odd
- 33. deserted; forsaken
- 34. a variation in circumstance, fortune, character, etc.
- 36. a four-wheeled carriage, usually horse-drawn, with two folding hoods that meet over the middle of the passenger compartment
- 37. the point or substance of an argument, speech, etc.
- 40. a perplexing, embarrassing, or difficult situation
- 41. a small slice or mouthful of food
- 42. happening by chance, esp. by a lucky chance; unplanned; accidental
- 46. a period or cycle of one thousand years
- 51. as opposed to; in contrast with
- 52. to refer indirectly, briefly, or implicitly
- 55. above others in rank, merit, or reputation; distinguished
- 56. relating to pure beauty rather than to other considerations
- 58. to put (a message) into code
- 60. to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow