Across
- 2. capacity for producing a desired result or effect
- 4. moved to or showing sudden annoyance
- 7. counsel, advice, or caution
- 10. the quality of being generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high-minded; noble
- 13. the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group; unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish
- 15. the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred; the stealing of anything consecrated to the service of God
- 17. the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness
- 21. a small steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains. (southwest U.S.)
- 26. used to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words
- 28. watchful; being on one’s guard against danger
- 31. exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength; a valiant or daring deed
- 34. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
- 35. serving to indicate or point out
- 36. to give way to superior force; yield
- 37. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- 38. the quality of being frivolous; ineffectiveness; uselessness
- 39. to spread from person to person
- 40. tending to overcome the distrust or hostility
- 41. to make easier or less difficult
- 42. the act of spreading widely
- 46. gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood
- 47. Construction- the voice which shows through in a piece from the author
- 48. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
Down
- 1. an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece
- 3. the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
- 5. directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.
- 6. absorbed in thought; meditative.
- 8. to arrange in proper order; set out in an orderly manner; arrange clearly
- 9. distrusting or disparaging the motives of othersDigressive- departing from the main subject
- 11. Official approval; commendation or sanction
- 12. proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition.
- 14. the quality or state of being distant, or reserved
- 16. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
- 18. high ranking
- 19. to scold; rebuke
- 20. intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation
- 22. a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
- 23. intended for instruction; instructive; teaching a moral lesson
- 24. a simple past tense and past participle of work; elaborated; embellished
- 25. a chief.
- 27. not returned or reciprocated
- 29. a philosophical movement or system having various forms, but generally stressing practical consequences as constituting the essential criterion in determining meaning, truth, or value
- 30. Play- an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc.
- 32. gloomy, depressing, or dismal
- 33. to ascertain the number of
- 43. calm, peaceful
- 44. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
- 45. a poem in such distichs or verses.
- 47. to analyze in terms of grammar