Across
- 3. the refined quality of being sophisticated and charming
- 5. the act of hiding or covering up
- 8. to diminish, to lessen, to decline
- 9. a thing of little value or importance
- 11. The soft connective tissue that fills the internal spaces in bone.
- 13. behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case
- 14. or movement the rhythmic throbbing or beating of an artery
- 15. careful, cautious
- 18. disrespectful hatred, scorn, contempt
- 19. marked by intense force or emotion
- 20. before
Down
- 1. (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
- 2. a rapid, rhythmic drumming or tapping.
- 4. a piece of lumber in a small cross section
- 6. to stop completely, to cease
- 7. a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
- 10. appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible.
- 12. surrounded by; in the middle of
- 16. cut into small pieces; cut apart limb from limb
- 17. to cover or surround something completely