Across
- 5. Unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless
- 6. Measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand (usually as sound the depths); Fathom and Plumb (used as verbs) are synonyms
- 11. Biased, prejudiced, favoring one over others; having a special liking for something or someone (usually partial to)
- 14. Be the leader of
- 16. Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound;
- 17. Not translucent; not allowing light, heat, etc. to pass through; dark, dull, unclear, or stupid
- 22. Of the same kind; uniform throughout
- 23. Existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name
- 24. or give
- 25. focused./ As a midwife, my goal is simply to facilitate a natural process.
- 28. Practical; dealing with actual facts and reality
- 29. Make less severe; lessen or moderate (damage, griet, pain, etc.). Exacerbate and aggravate are antonyms
- 31. Fixed, not moving or changing, lacking vitality
- 33. Existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings
- 35. Disconnected, not coherent, jerky
- 36. Not generous with money, reluctant to
- 38. Model or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.
- 39. Deviation from what is common; inconsistency
- 40. Keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed (verb); a written record (noun)
- 42. Inspire, animate; give substance, essence, or context to; be the characteristic quality of
- 43. The quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgment, esp. decided by a vote
Down
- 1. Derived from something else; not original
- 2. disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere; suggestive of the ancient Spartans
- 3. Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun)
- 4. Place in context, such as by giving the background
- 7. Ill fame; the state of being well-known for a disgraceful reason
- 8. A good meeting facilitator lets everyone be heard while still keeping the
- 9. Gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily or without enough evidence
- 10. Contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble; to try to "see" into the future
- 12. The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
- 13. Distinct, strong, clearly indicated
- 15. Make easier, help the progress of
- 18. Fake, counterfeit; insincere, not genuine
- 19. Weaken, cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation (of a building or an argument); injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way
- 20. Existing everywhere at the same time
- 21. Relating to country life, unsophisticated; primitive; made of rough wood (adj); a rural or uncultured person (noun); Bumpkin and yokel are also words for an awkward, uncultured, simple person, generally from the country.
- 26. Be the leader of
- 27. Disturbing, causing anxiety
- 30. Well-timed, happening at a suitable time
- 32. Believability, trustworthiness
- 34. Emphasize (or, literally, to underline text); antonym undermine
- 37. A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages
- 38. Efforts to improve the well-being of humankind, generally through giving money
- 41. Causing sleep; sleepy, drowsy (adj); something that causes sleep (noun)