Across:1. | (v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking; Syn- undeceive, enlighten; Ant- deceive, delude | 3. | (n.) one who revels or rises against authority; Syn- revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous; Ant- loyalist, loyal, faithful | 4. | (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming; Syn- innuendo, calumny, denigration; Ant- endorsement, testimonial, praise | 6. | (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful; Syn- evil, odious, abominable; Ant- excellent, wonderful | 9. | (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical; Syn- grotesque, fantastic, outlandish; Ant- normal, typical, ordinary | 13. | (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual; Syn- exceptional, atypical, unusual; Ant- normal, regular | 14. | (n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; Syn- bond, restraint, hamper; Ant- free, liberate, emancipate | 16. | (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; Syn- transform, convert, translate; Ant- maintain unchanged, preserve | 18. | (v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan; Syn- think up, devise, concoct, fabricate | 19. | (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities; Syn- curt, tactless, ungracious; Ant- gracious, tactful, courteous |
| | Down:2. | (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud; Syn- furtive, covert, concealed; Ant- open, frank, overt | 5. | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices an false claims and promises in order to gain power; Syn- rabble-rouser, firebrand | 7. | (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc.; Syn- delusions of grandeur; Ant- humility, modesty, self-abasement | 8. | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; Syn- wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap; Ant- coerce, force, strong-arm | 10. | (adj.) not subject to change, constant; Syn- U changeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable; Ant- changeable, inconstant, variable | 11. | (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom; Syn- languor, world-weariness, listlessness; Ant- enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensify | 12. | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another; Syn- surrogate, substitute, imagined; Ant- real, actual, firsthand | 15. | (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely; Syn- chastice, rebuke, censure, upbraid; Ant- reward, honor, praise, laud | 16. | (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law; Syn- overstep, exceed, trespass; Ant- obey, toe the line | 17. | (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job; Syn- cushy job |
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