Across
- 3. a companion or associate; a group or company
- 5. to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner
- 7. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless
- 9. intending to correct or improve
- 10. made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound
- 11. adaptable or tractable
- 12. a lack or shortage; deficiency; disadvantage
- 13. to take pains to avoid or keep away from
- 15. existing in one from birth; inherent in the essential character of something
- 17. to mention or suggest for the first time
- 19. length or duration of service, tenure, etc.; seniority
Down
- 1. to produce, cause, or give rise to
- 2. to regard as resulting from a specified cause; a quality, character, characteristic, or property
- 4. to praise or extol
- 6. to hold back; hinder; impede
- 8. a foundation or basis
- 9. to meditate or muse; ponder
- 14. characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement
- 15. unquestioning or unreserved; implied, rather than expressly stated
- 16. differing; deviating
- 18. to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect