Across
- 3. rebellious; resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
- 7. having a long-established unlikely to change habit or activity - He was an __ gambler
- 10. a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- 11. cautious; gentle.
- 12. originally referred to someone who destroys religious images or who opposes their veneration. It is now used to refer broadly to anyone who attacks widely accepted beliefs or institutions.
- 13. having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way - The __ influences of the social media
- 14. lacking the ability or strength to move
- 15. a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
- 17. indistinct or vague; cloudy; from nebula: any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
- 18. exuding fragrance : aromatic
Down
- 1. excessively talkative esp. on trivial matters
- 2. grain or a batch of grain for grinding
- 4. an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior. "the __ of the weather"
- 5. averse to activity, effort, or movement: habitually lazy
- 6. a feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord. "they owed __ to the Earl rather than the King"
- 8. urgent need or demand - He put financial __ before personal sentiment
- 9. just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary - A still __ democracy
- 11. grayish white
- 16. accustomed to something esp. unpleasant - These children have been __ to violence
