Words of the Week Review (1-5)

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Across
  1. 3. Many __________ surgeons are on the hospital's staff.
  2. 6. This attitude of his has given him a certain measure of __________.
  3. 9. To be __________, I have wondered whether it is fair to write about a man for whom I cannot help but feel a real distaste.
  4. 10. Members of the opinion media will cherry-pick moments from the debate that support their own ideological __________(es).
  5. 12. This is a __________ explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species.
Down
  1. 1. The __________ that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
  2. 2. The best quality a graduation speech can have is __________.
  3. 4. The strength of the army was greatly __________(ed) by outbreaks of disease
  4. 5. The neighborhood chatterbox has again been spreading __________ gossip
  5. 7. Many have leaned in to using racially __________ people in their ads as a way to be more inclusive, in the hopes that more people would be able to identify with that person.
  6. 8. His skills of rebounding and rim protection are, __________, diminishing somewhat in the NBA.
  7. 11. It's difficult to __________ how these changes will affect ordinary citizens.