Across
- 2. To spoil, tarnish, or pollute the quality, purity, or reputation of something.
- 6. Experienced or present to the maximum degree (usually referring to something bad, like poverty or fear); completely without pride or hope.
- 7. Developing or spreading in a subtle, gradual, or secret way, but causing severe harm over time.
- 8. Dealing with things in a practical, realistic way rather than relying on theories or ideals.
- 10. To make something impure, poisonous, or dangerous by adding a harmful, toxic, or corrupting substance to it.
- 12. To secretly challenge or weaken the power or authority of an established system, rule, or belief.
- 14. Present, appearing, or found everywhere at the same time.
Down
- 1. To think deeply, repeatedly, or obsessively about a problem, regret, or idea.
- 3. To make a situation or problem less severe, serious, painful, or damaging.
- 4. An inner moral sense of right and wrong that guides a person's behavior and causes feelings of guilt when doing something wrong.
- 5. evil or harmful.
- 9. Persistent, determined, and refusing to give up or let go.
- 11. Difficulties, hardships, or misfortune.
- 13. To think quietly and deeply about something that makes you unhappy, resentful, or anxious, often dwelling on it moodily.