Across
- 5. be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment.
- 6. to become affected with nausea. 2. : to feel disgust. transitive verb. : to affect with nausea or disgust.
- 7. (of a person) avoiding work; lazy. 2.without purpose or effect; pointless.
- 10. benefit paid by the government
- 11. to discolor; stain. 2. to stain the honor of; disgrace. Word origin.
- 13. a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.
- 16. have an inward feeling of acute embarrassment or awkwardness.
- 17. to urge strongly, advise earnestly
Down
- 1. (verb) Competing; contending. “All vying swimmers come to the judge’s desk.”
- 2. (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
- 3. intervene on behalf of another.
- 4. to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity. quell a riot. 2. : quiet, pacify
- 5. the process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
- 8. a rude expression intended to hurt or offend
- 9. gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something.
- 12. crouch down in fear / to crouch or shrink away from fear or shame
- 14. (Adjective): mischievous, of relating to, or characteristics of an imp.
- 15. filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger. 2.(of a crowd) moving in a rapid or hectic way.