Across
- 5. fabric making a wearer hard to distinguish from a background
- 9. causing disapproval or protest
- 12. witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- 14. discouraging through fear
- 16. break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
- 17. blocking a lunge with a circular motion of the sword
- 18. a purposeful or industrious undertaking
- 19. a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
- 22. kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
- 26. impaired ability to learn to read
- 27. a large burial chamber, usually above ground
- 28. a formal entry into an organization or position or office
- 30. make impure
- 32. in a hurried manner
- 34. special importance or significance
- 37. the state of being legally obliged and responsible
- 38. when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator
- 39. speak haltingly
- 40. the savage and excessive killing of many people
Down
- 1. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
- 2. cause to feel shame
- 3. be confusing or perplexing to
- 4. illusory perception
- 6. move heavily or clumsily
- 7. a course introducing a new situation or environment
- 8. urgently needed; absolutely necessary
- 10. do away with completely, without leaving a trace
- 11. the occurrence of two or more things coming together
- 12. sudden violent winds, often accompanied by precipitation
- 13. expressing sorrow
- 15. highly abstract and overly theoretical
- 20. joyful and proud especially because of success
- 21. showing a brooding ill humor
- 23. the lack of knowledge or education
- 24. a fictitious name used when performing a particular role
- 25. decrease rapidly and disappear
- 29. make or shape as with an axe
- 31. occurring from time to time
- 33. draw back, as with fear or pain
- 35. with extreme care or delicacy
- 36. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing