Across
- 7. the act of protecting : the state of being protected
- 9. the knowledge and development resulting from the process of being educated
- 10. the act of connecting : the state of being connected:
- 12. a critical, trying, or unusual state of affairs : problem
- 13. the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced
- 16. the shortening and thickening of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber
- 17. something produced : product
- 18. the act or state of applying the mind to something
- 19. a statement giving the characteristics of someone or something
- 20. the act or process of selecting : the state of being selected
Down
- 1. something that introduces: such as : a part of a book
- 2. the return of light or sound waves from a surface
- 3. the process of infecting or the state of being infected
- 4. a written direction for a therapeutic or corrective agent (such as medicine)
- 5. an outline or manual of technical procedure : directions
- 6. a procedure performed on a living body with instruments for the repair of damage
- 8. an accumulation of objects gathered for study, or as a hobby
- 11. a purchase by prepayment for a certain number of regular deliveries of something
- 14. the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
- 15. an explicit instruction : order