Across
- 5. very thin, wasting away
- 8. rule oppressively/absolutely
- 9. inactive, plowed but not sowed (field)
- 10. irritable, easily angered
- 13. obvious exaggeration
- 15. secret, clandestine
- 18. an increase in number
- 20. overly attentive, servile
- 21. confirmation
- 23. a support or prop
- 24. to give in or comply
Down
- 1. careful to consider consequences
- 2. enthusiasm, fervor
- 3. very principled and careful
- 4. devotion to the truth
- 6. of the same kind
- 7. having a generous spirit
- 11. not essential or vital
- 12. to use up gradually
- 14. showing lack of respect to God/religion
- 16. using a minimum or words; concise to the point of seeming rude
- 17. based on observation/experiment not theory
- 19. indisputable
- 22. a likeness or natural relationship
- 25. noble, uplifting