Across
- 3. necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental
- 5. restore friendly relations between
- 7. the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt
- 9. lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness, not hopeful or encouraging : depressing
- 12. based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
- 14. a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type
Down
- 1. extend the application of (a method or conclusion, especially one based on statistics) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable
- 2. difficult to find, catch, or achieve
- 4. regard with disgust and hatred
- 6. an overused comparison or saying
- 8. the situation where a word or phrase has more than one meaning
- 10. thinly dispersed or scattered
- 11. skilled at dealing with people, considerate and thoughtf
- 13. (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread