Across
- 1. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking
- 3. an illicit lover, esp. of a married person
- 8. to whip (someone) as a form of punishment
- 9. a sudden, unpredictable change (of mind or weather)
- 11. unquestionable; certain
- 12. something that adds attractiveness; ornament
- 13. respectful
- 15. to make indifferent or hostile
- 18. a biologically related ancestor
- 20. a person who lives life by the Bible
- 23. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity; lessen
- 26. to ask earnestly; implore; beg
Down
- 2. to count, depend, or rely on
- 4. the act of making return for (a wrong/injury)
- 5. away from the expected/proper direction
- 6. to take in and incorporate as one's own
- 7. to confuse with arguments
- 10. out of the ordinary; exceptional, abnormal
- 14. shameless or impudent boldness; audacity
- 16. untidy or unclean in appearance or habits
- 17. great warmth and earnestness of feeling
- 19. extremely thin and bony; haggard
- 21. feeling or expressing displeasure at something unjust or offensive
- 22. threatening to cause evil, harm, or injury
- 24. to be necessary or proper for
- 25. to cut down; fell