Across
- 2. to grow together; to combine
- 3. high praise for a deceased person
- 5. hostility, active opposition
- 8. use of an indirect expression in place of one that is harsh
- 10. a lessening
- 12. outwardly calm or composed; self satisfied; peaceful
- 13. disgusting; loathsome; objectionable; incompatible
- 14. to hide or keep away from others; to withdraw into seclusion; to confiscate; to segregate
- 15. condition of being nameless or unknown
Down
- 1. conversational; used in an informal speech or writing
- 4. that which cannot be maintained or occupied ; incapable of being defended or held
- 6. keenly perceptive shrewd
- 7. one interested in the pursuit of knowledge; one with mastery skill or technique in any field
- 9. poverty stricken
- 11. using only a few words but clear to the point; polished