Across:6. | (n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; Syn- composure, self-possession; Ant- confusion, embarrassment, abashment | 8. | (adj.) pompous, or overblown in language; Syn- inflated, highfalutin; Ant- unadorned, simple, plain | 9. | (n.) a summary, condensed account; Syn- abstract, digest, model | 11. | (adj.) strict, severe, sharp or bitter to the taste; Syn- stern, rigorous, tough, urgent; Ant- lenient, mild, lax, permissive |
| 14. | (v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others; Syn- cozy up to, curry favor with; Any- alienate, humiliate oneself | 17. | (adj., adv) by virtue of holding a certain office | 19. | (n.) ome who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has to right to be; Syn- trespasser, meddler, buttinsky | 20. | (adj.) mysterious, magical, or supernatural; Syn- supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane; Ant- mundane, common, public, exoteric |
| | Down:1. | (n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy; Syn- fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor; Ant- energy, vitality, animation, liveliness | 2. | (v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly; Syn- entreat, implore, adjure; Ant- discourage, advise against, deprecate | 3. | (n.) saliva, mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; Syn- balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot | 4. | (v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence, to conjecture or guess; Syn- infer, gather, inference, presumption | 5. | (v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw; Syn- amend, better; Ant- worsen, aggravate, exacerbate | 7. | (n.) a period of one thousand years; Syn- chiliad, golden age, prosperity; Ant- doomsday, day of judgement |
| 10. | (v.) to make a violent attack in words; Syn- rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate; Ant- acclaim, glorify, extol | 12. | (v.) to fall as moisture, to cause or bring about suddenly; Syn- provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous; Ant- wary, cautious, circumspect | 13. | (adj.) without experience, immature, not fully developed; Syn- green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced; Ant- mature, grown-up, polished | 15. | (v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through | 16. | (v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds; Syn- encroach, impinge, intrude; Ant- stay in bounds | 18. | (adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential; Syn- immanent, organic; Ant- extrinsic, external, outward |
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