Across
- 2. adj. downright, utter, total
- 6. v. to give up (usu. power or a position)
- 8. v. to put into law or formally declare
- 11. adj. bare, barren, empty
- 12. v. to become less active, less intense, or less in amount
- 13. v. to support, strengthen, or fortify
- 15. n. a firm belief in something
- 16. v. to make a secretive or indirect mention of something
- 20. adj. undecorated, plain
- 23. v. to refuse to recognize as true, to cast off
- 25. v. to think deeply about
- 27. adj. pulled tight
- 28. v. to be forced to agree or surrender
- 30. adj. thrilling, exciting, stimulating
- 32. n. the arrival or creation of something (usu. historic)
- 33. n. a lack of respect and strong dislike (toward something or someone)
- 34. adj. actively interested in or enthusiastic about something
- 35. v. to stimulate or incite
Down
- 1. v. to feel sorrow for; to mourn
- 3. adj. publicly shameful or humiliating
- 4. adj. cranky, pouty, irritable
- 5. v. to prove to be reasonable
- 7. v. to make worse or increase the severity of
- 9. adj. not enough in degree or amount
- 10. n. the state of being uncertain or stuck between two or more options
- 14. n. influence or power
- 17. n. disagreement
- 18. v. to involve or include
- 19. adj. having knowledge or skill (usu. in a particular area)
- 21. v. to belittle or speak down to
- 22. adj. almighty and all powerful
- 24. adj. firmly established
- 26. v. to use up (as in energy or money)
- 29. adj. superior or distinguished; high in position or status
- 31. n. the quality of being brief or terse