Across:2. | (v.) to mock, treat with contempt; Syn- scoff at, sneer at, scorn; Ant- obey, honor, revere, uphold | 3. | (adj.) self evident, expressing an accepted principle or rule; Syn- taken for granted; Ant- questionable, dubious, controversial | 4. | (v.) to adorn or embellish; Syn- broadcast, trumpet; Ant- hide, conceal, cover up, bury | 6. | (v.) to steal escpecially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts; Syn- pilfer, purloin, swipe | 8. | (adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity; Syn- cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical; Ant- manageable, easy to handle | 11. | (n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding; Syn- admonition, word to the wise | 13. | (adj.) bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm; Syn- searing, harsh, ferocious, savage; Ant- bland, mild | 16. | (adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary unpredictable; Syn- refractory, recalcitrant, peevish; Ant- docile, tractable, cooperative | 17. | (n.) a rule of conduct or action; Syn- principle, maxim | 18. | (adj.) to cause sleep relating to sleepiness ; something that includes sleep; Syn- narcotic, anesthetic; Ant- stimulating, stimulant, stimulus | 19. | (n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government, act of forgiveness or absolution | 20. | (v.) to free from entanglements of difficulties; to remove with effort; Syn- disentangle, extract, disengage; Ant- enmesh, entangle, involve |
| | Down:1. | (adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish; Syn- highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy; Ant- lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute | 5. | (v.) to whip, punish severely, cause an affliction or suffering; Syn- flog, beat, bane, plague; Ant- godsend, boon, blessing | 7. | (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal; Syn- doleful, lugubrious, mortuary | 9. | (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking sharpness; Syn- insipid, lifeless, colorless; Ant- zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively | 10. | (adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice; Syn- right, reasonable, evenhanded; Ant- unjust, unfair, one-sided | 12. | (adj.) beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome; Syn- salubrious, curative; Ant- detrimental, deleterious, pernicious | 14. | (n.) self-government, political control; Syn- home rule; Ant- dependence, subjection, colonial status | 15. | (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; Syn- impertinent, ephemeral, evanescent; Ant- permanent, imperishable, immortal |
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