Across
- 5. (v) reduce the force, effect, or value of
- 6. (n) a place, building, or receptacle where things are or may be stored
- 9. (adj) competent or skilled in doing or using something
- 10. (v) state or assert to be the case; in law - allege as a fact in support of a plea
- 13. (adj) open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous
- 14. (v) bring or recall to the conscious mind; elicit (a response)
- 15. (v) make a concerted or violent attack on; criticize (someone) strongly
- 17. (n) an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development
- 20. (v) jump or dance around excitedly
- 22. (adj) grotesque or bizarre
- 23. (adj) slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull, laborious, or excessively solemn
- 25. (v) persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
Down
- 1. (adj) showing a high degree of skill and flair; complete or perfect
- 2. (adj) formal and dignified; not cheerful or smiling; serious
- 3. (n) the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating
- 4. (v) talk to (someone) in a bullying way
- 7. (adj) playful, especially in a mischievous way
- 8. (n) a modulation or inflection of the voice; rhythm
- 11. (adj) admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering
- 12. (n) the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea
- 16. (n) a state of temporary disuse or suspension
- 18. (v) say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical
- 19. (n) an old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined
- 21. (adj) in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop
- 24. (v) work extremely hard or incessantly; move slowly and with difficulty