Question

the box at the right lists twenty - five words from unit one. using the clues at the bottom of the page, fill in these words to complete the puzzle that follows.
absolve acclaim adjacent altruistic amiable animosity arbitrary banal demoralize deterrent eccentric epitome escalate inclination infringe innovation mercenary obsolete retort sparse subsequent succinct taint terminate zeal
across

1. to stain the honor of someone or something
2. to stop; bring to an end
3. to lower the spirits of
4. to reply, especially in a quick, sharp, or witty way
5. friendly and pleasant
6. motivated only by financial gain; greedy
7. distributed thinly
8. close; near (to something)
9. a tendency to think, act, or behave in a certain way
10. lacking originality; overused
11. enthusiastic devotion; intense enthusiasm
12. a perfect or typical example
13. to intrude or trespass on; to go beyond proper limits
14. determined by personal judgment; based on impulse

down

1. great praise or applause; enthusiastic approval
2. something that prevents or discourages a certain action
3. to find innocent or blameless
4. differing from what is customary; odd
5. expressed clearly in a few words
6. unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; unselfish
7. to increase or intensify
8. a new custom, method, or invention; something newly introduced
9. no longer active or in use; out - of - date
10. following in time or order; next; later; succeeding
11. bitter hostility

Explanation:

This is a crossword - puzzle problem. We match the given definitions with the words from the provided list to fill in the crossword grid. For example, "To stain the honor of someone or something" matches "taint", "To stop; bring to an end" matches "terminate", etc.

Answer:

1. taint
2. terminate
3. demoralize
4. retort
5. amiable
6. mercenary
7. sparse
8. adjacent
9. inclination
10. banal
11. zeal
12. epitome
13. infringe
14. arbitrary
15. acclaim
16. deterrent
17. absolve
18. eccentric
19. succinct
20. altruistic
21. escalate
22. obsolete
23. subsequent
24. animosity