Across
- 5. the quality of being adapted or designed for actual use; usefulness or convenience
- 9. to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination
- 11. an often repeated word, formula, or phrase, often a truism
- 12. continued existence or occurrence
- 14. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change
- 15. no longer in general use; fallen into disuse
Down
- 1. miserably inadequate
- 2. the investigation of unknown regions
- 3. use or utilization, especially for profit
- 4. lasting an indefinitely long time
- 6. having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose
- 7. doubtful about a particular thing
- 8. miserably poor or inferior
- 10. the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.
- 13. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning