Across |
2. | n. Foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior. [antics] |
3. | adj. Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way. [churlish] |
5. | adj. Entirely lacking or free from. [devoid] |
6. | v. 1) Prevent from functioning in a normal way. 2) Deprive (someone) of their legal capacity. [incapacitate] |
8. | v. 1) Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. 2) Seize hold of (someone). 3) Struggle with or work hard to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge). 4) Seize or hold with a grapnel. n. 1) An act of grappling. 2) An instrument for catching hold of or seizing something; a grappling hook. [grapple] |
9. | v. Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something. [vie] |
13. | adj./adv. (Of a person) having one's true identity concealed. n. An assumed or false identity. [incognito] |
14. | v. 1) Make (someone) anxious or unsettled. 2) Subject (a system, moving object, or process) to an influence tending to alter its normal or regular state or path. [perturb] |
15. | adj. 1) (Of an animal, especially of a horse) excitable or easily scared. 2) (Of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable. [skittish] |
17. | n. A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated. v. 1) Have a long and complicated dispute. 2) Round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock). 3) Another term for wangle. [wrangle] |
18. | n. Praise [plaudits] |
19. | n. 1) A countless or extremely great number. 2) (Chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand. adj. Countless or extremely great in number. [myriad] |
20. | v. 1) Develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form. 2) Give off (gas or heat). [evolve] |
22. | n. A rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement. v. 1) Tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement. 2) Use (a smartphone) in order to connect a computer or other device to the Internet. [tether] |