Across
- 2. a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject
- 3. to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
- 5. charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity
- 6. the policy or practice of treating people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
- 8. originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn
- 11. a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance
- 12. fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent
- 14. to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
- 15. a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling
- 16. given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful
- 18. very small; tiny; a lowercase letter
- 19. to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions
Down
- 1. to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate
- 4. the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
- 6. the range, extent, or scope of something; in law
- 7. protection; patronage; sponsorship
- 9. a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette
- 10. a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; subservient
- 13. having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
- 17. a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system