Across:3. | (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); Syn- ambience, atmosphere | 5. | (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low; Syn- obscene, filthy, abusive; Ant- decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified | 6. | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic; Syn- profoundly educated, well-read; Ant- ignorant, uneducated, illiterate | 8. | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward; Syn- natural bent, proclivity, penchant; Ant- natural incapacity or inability | 12. | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of; Syn- disavow, abjure, renounce; Ant- avow, affirm, aver, avouch | 13. | (v.) to re-echo, resound, to reflect; Syn- rumble, thunder, boom, echo |
| 14. | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods, illegal; Syn- illicit, bootleg, unlawful; Ant- legal, lawful, licit | 17. | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form, able to recover quickly; Syn- springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy; Ant- rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding | 18. | (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful; Syn- petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable; Ant- uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid | 19. | (v.) to argue or plead with someone against something; Syn- reason against, expostulate | 20. | (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture, cheap; Syn- inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty; Ant- superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
| | Down:1. | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, socialable; Syn- genial, amicable, agreeable; Ant- surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable | 2. | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; Syn- filmy, diaphanous, sheer; Ant- thick, dense, solid, massive | 4. | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; Syn- formless, unstructured; Ant- definite, well-defined, clear cut | 7. | (v.) to find out by reasoning; Syn- gather, deduce, presume | 9. | (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; Syn- narrow-minded, parodhial, provincial; Ant- catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
| 10. | (adj.) incapable of being understood; Syn- impenetrable, incomprehensible; Ant- comprehensible, intelligable, penetrable | 11. | (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back; Syn- irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable; Ant- reversible, changeable | 15. | (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; Syn- augment, amplify, enhance, exalt; Ant- reduce, decrease, diminish | 16. | (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination; Syn- assiduous, tireless, indefatigable; Ant- lackadaisical, listless, indolent, othose |
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