Across 2. It means an inherent capability, power, or function. 3. It means to appease or mollify; it also means to pacify somebody or make him/her less angry. . 4. It means conspicuously offensive. 5. We have spent this week at Louvre, Paris, and all what I can tell you is that the _________ of paintings and drawings has been utterly impressive. 7. It means the quality of being silent or uncommunicative. 8. It means expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without being influenced by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations. 15. If we focus too much on _________ issues, we will lose sight of the goal. 16. It means general agreement. 17. These are questions that medical researchers have puzzled over for years, but answers remain ______ .

Down 1. God has granted me the _________ for saying the right things. 2. Some schools keep changing, altering, and adding rules to prevent the most _________ types of misconduct. 3. It means great quantity / lavish display or supply. 5. Fidel Castro started his day by delivering a speech that _________ the demonstrators. 6. It is not so easy to find a/an __________ history of World War II. Everyone is telling it from his/her perspective. 9. All of history’s war criminals have always tried to __________ themselves in the aftermath of the war. 10. It means relating to, or being the outer part of the field of vision. 11. It means to clear from accusation or blame. 12. The witnesses' __________ was unhelpful to police. Nobody uttered a word and the investigators tried not to resort to violence to make them talk. 13. Despite years of debate over the best cake to serve at Thanksgiving, no real _________ has emerged. 14. It means tending to evade grasp or pursuit; it also means hard to comprehend or define.