Across
- 5. (n.) a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right; supreme ruler
- 7. (v.) the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; pacify
- 9. (v.) to clatter on and on; to babble childishly
- 12. (n.) respectful deference; reverence; respect
- 14. (n.) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly; foolishness; insanity; imprudence
- 16. (v.) the act of subsiding; reducing
- 18. (v.) be given, presented with or paid
- 19. (n.) bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
- 20. (n.) playful behavior or troublemaking, especially in children
- 21. (v.) mark (a bill) as paid
- 24. (v.) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; to sin
Down
- 1. (v.) to make a false representation of; not genuine; to pretend
- 2. (n.) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain
- 3. (adj.) recklessly wasteful
- 4. (v.) accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth
- 6. (v.) obtain by coercion, intimidation, threat, force or illicit means
- 8. (adj.) providing carefully for the future; frugal
- 10. (v.) to criticize mildly
- 11. (n.) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; sluggishness; laziness
- 13. (adj.) skillful or adroit; deftly; masterfully
- 15. (n.) free time
- 17. (v.) to approach and speak to someone aggressively
- 20. (adj.) (medicine) progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death; causing harm
- 22. (adj.) a feeling of righteous anger; insulted
- 23. (n.) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character