Across
- 2. (v) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints (adj) able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
- 5. (adj) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
- 8. (v) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
- 10. (adj) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
- 11. (adj) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
- 12. (v) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
- 13. (v) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
Down
- 1. (v) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
- 3. (v) to remove from a grave, to bring to light
- 4. (n) nearness in time or place; kinship
- 6. (v) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
- 7. (adj) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
- 9. (n) belief, mental acceptance
- 14. (adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
- 15. (n) a formal statement of commendation; high praise