Across
- 2. regard something as being caused by someone or something
- 4. open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
- 6. endure an ordeal or difficulty
- 8. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
- 12. having or showing a feeling of superiority
- 13. begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
- 14. an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something
- 15. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
- 16. be in conflict with
- 19. make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect
- 20. regard as probable; expect or predict
- 23. evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
- 24. a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole
- 25. logical and consistent
Down
- 1. decrease in size, number, or range
- 2. cause someone to become hostile
- 3. state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
- 4. anxious or fearful that something bad will happen
- 5. (of something bad) happen to someone
- 7. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
- 9. following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence
- 10. a direct or natural consequence or result
- 11. expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments; expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art
- 15. examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation
- 17. mysterious or secret
- 18. concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others
- 21. have a mutual relationship or connection
- 22. write or create
- 23. stick completely to a surface or substance* [or] believe in and follow the practices of