Across
- 3. (adj) deceitful and untrustworthy; disloyal; two-faced
- 6. (adj) excessively harsh; severe; cruel
- 9. (noun) a song for the dead, typically sung at funerals
- 12. (noun) a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
- 14. (verb) to drink; consume
- 15. (noun) when people are chosen because of their ability and qualifications (or merit), not because they're friends or family of those in power
- 16. (noun) the most perfect or typical example of a quality; exemplar; epitome; prototype
- 18. (noun, verb) the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of many patients
- 19. (noun) the appointment of friends to positions of authority without regard to their qualifications
Down
- 1. (noun) a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important to gain advantage; somebody who grovels
- 2. (noun) an unacceptable or unwelcome person
- 3. (adj) evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
- 4. (adj) directly opposed to contrasted; mutually incompatible; opposing
- 5. (verb) take possession of something; seize; confiscate; hijack
- 7. (adj) (of a voice or words) sweet or musical
- 8. (adv) in a loud or forceful manner; vehemently
- 10. (verb) to kneel, lie, or crawl on the ground to obtain somebody's forgiveness or favor
- 11. (adj) wanting or devouring great quantities of something
- 13. (noun) the vocabulary of a person
- 17. (noun) the appointment of family members to positions without regard to their qualifications