Across
- 1. the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
- 3. (adj.) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious
- 6. (adj.) very small, tiny: (n.) a lowercase letter
- 7. fond of or inclined to drink, absorbent
- 8. a miniature world or universe; a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group : or system
- 10. (n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat
- 12. (n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship
- 13. (v.) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
- 15. (v.) to inform of, to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
- 16. (adj.) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
- 17. (n.) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach or etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
- 18. (adj.) originating in the country or region where found; native; inborn; inherent
Down
- 1. (n.) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant (adj.) subservient
- 2. (n.) a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a compendium
- 4. (n.) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling
- 5. (v.) to pull up by the roots; to root out; uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of
- 9. (v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
- 11. (n.) the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
- 13. (n.) the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statue
- 14. (n.) an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of a text)