Across
- 4. (adj) Causing feelings of hopelessness, gloom, or dejection.
- 5. (adj) (Of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed and established; difficult to change.
- 6. (adj) (Of a process or organization) easy to perceive or detect; open to public scrutiny.
- 7. (adj) Able to adjust to new conditions; flexible in nature.
- 8. (adj) Having or showing a dislike or distrust derived from preconceived ideas rather than reason.
- 11. (adj) Reduced to poverty; (can also refer to soil or quality) deprived of strength or vitality.
- 13. (adj) Showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
- 14. (adj) Able to be believed; convincing and reliable.
- 16. (adj) Unfairly distorted in favor of or against someone or something; not objective.
- 17. (v) To keep someone in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
- 19. (adj) Easily persuaded to believe something; naive or over-trusting.
Down
- 1. (adj) Wealthy; having a great deal of money and a high standard of living.
- 2. (adj) Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring (often used for illnesses or systemic problems).
- 3. (v) To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little prospect of success.
- 4. (adj) Likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme or radical.
- 9. (adj) Without the basic necessities of life; extremely poor and lacking resources.
- 10. (n) The state of being alone or separated from others, often leading to a lack of support.
- 12. (adj) Forbidden by law, rules, or custom; illegal.
- 15. (n) The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.
- 18. (adj) Favoring or advocating social reform, new ideas, or change.