SAT vocab crossword

1. a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill
3. the appointment of friends to positions of authority without regard to their qualities
5. wanting or devouring great quantities of something
7. when people are chosen because of their ability, not because they're family and friends are in power
8. excessively harsh/cruel
11. an unacceptable or unwelcome person
16. the most perfect or typical example of a quality
17. the vocabulary of a person
18. a song for the dead typically sang at funerals
19. in a loud or forceful manner
20. sweet or musical

2. directly opposed or contrasted
3. to take possession of something
4. to drink/consume
6. a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
9. the appointment of family members to positions without regard to their qualifications
10. evoking a keen sense of sadness (a person doesn't feel this)
12. to kneel, lie, or crawl on the ground in order to obtain somebody's forgiveness
13. the assignment of degrees of urgency to illnesses to decide the order of treatment
14. a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
15. deceitful and untrustworthy