Across
- 1. Lack of courage or confidence.
- 3. The quality of being cheerful and full of energy.
- 5. so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous.
- 7. a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.
- 9. steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
- 11. A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
- 12. A large number.
- 16. The action of improvising.
- 17. Causing weariness.
- 18. A leader or member of a choir
Down
- 2. the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
- 3. To carve, mold, or stamp a design on (a surface) so that it stands out in relief.
- 4. impossible to understand or interpret.
- 6. A sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles
- 8. To use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
- 10. A whitish, powdery deposit on the surface of rocks or soil in dry regions.
- 13. A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.
- 14. Alternation between opposite or contrasting things; a change or variation.
- 15. Prohibited or restricted by social custom.