Across
- 3. Looking back on or dealing with past events.
- 6. A state of continuous change or movement; instability.
- 8. A state of inactivity or lack of growth; often associated with standing water.
- 9. A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others.
- 12. To predict or estimate a future event or trend.
- 14. A deceptive appearance or false belief; a magic trick of the mind.
- 15. Capable of being shaped, bent, or influenced; like soft clay.
- 16. A profound change in form; the caterpillar's journey.
- 18. Lasting for a very short time; transient.
- 19. Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened.
Down
- 1. Lacking in movement, action, or change.
- 2. The capacity to act independently and make free choices.
- 4. The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
- 5. Relating to the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge.
- 7. The process of hardening; metaphorically becoming set in one's ways.
- 10. Showing a lack of experience or wisdom; innocent judgment.
- 11. The path followed by an object moving under the action of given forces.
- 12. A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
- 13. A disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing.
- 17. To turn or rotate; metaphorically, to change the direction of a career or life.