vocabulary

3. to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; .
6. to such an extent
10. becoming languid
11. seemingly contradictory
13. mythical place of origin of the Aztec people
14. savage in literature, an idealized concept of uncivilized man
15. from which one cannot extricate oneself
16. narrow openings or cracks
17. facial expressions that indicate mood or character
18. to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities

1. the principle of achieving some goals
2. suffering oppressive heat
4. an American of Mexican descent
5. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult,
7. grande a river flowing from the southwest Colorado to gulf of Mexico
8. a river flowing NW from Pennsylvania into SW New York and then S through W Pennsylvania, joining the Monongahela at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
9. characterized by or possessing majesty
11. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force,
12. to walk, move, stand unsteadily
14. an act or instance of nullifying