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.
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 no longer active or in use: out - of - date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:

We use the provided definitions in the "ACROSS" and "DOWN" sections to match with the given word - list on the right. For example, "To stain the honor of someone or something" matches "taint". By going through each clue one - by - one and finding the corresponding word from the list, we can complete the crossword puzzle.

Answer:

ACROSS:

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

DOWN:

1. acclaim
2. deterrent
3. absolve
4. eccentric
5. succinct
6. altruistic
7. escalate
8. obsolete
9. subsequent
10. animosity