Across
- 2. (n) high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance; a boiling over
- 6. (adj) not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached
- 9. (adj) shy; reserved; sedate
- 10. (n) great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal
- 11. (n) stronghold; fortress; fortified place
- 14. (n) upheaval; natural change; change in fortune
- 15. (adj) dejected; dispirited
- 19. (adj) forceful, causing to yield
- 21. (adj) ridiculous; absurd
- 26. (n) a bitter counter-accusation, or the making thereof
Down
- 1. (n) the state of an atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
- 3. (n) any amulet or charm; anything whose presence exercises powerful influence on human feelings or actions
- 4. (adj) nearsightedness; lack of foresight
- 5. (v) to be deprived of or cease to have or retain something
- 7. (v) to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble
- 8. (adj) proper; in good taste; orderly
- 12. (adv) to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely
- 13. (v) to climb, move, or get in and out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet
- 16. (conj) expressing a doubt of choice between alternatives
- 17. (adj) harshly pungent; bitter
- 18. (adj) unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring
- 20. (n) deep hatred; animosity; ill will
- 22. (adj) not allowing anything to pass through; impenetrable
- 23. (n) a break or interruption, often from work
- 24. (adj) making little or no noise
- 25. (adj) producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind