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Across 4. summary/part of a whole - syn: compendium 6. cupidity, greed, covetousness, parsimony, niggardliness, miserliness 7. fawning, toadyish, slavish, sycophantic, abject subservient 10. comparison of two like things - syn: similarity 12. accidental, chance, adventitious, random, casual 13. pugnacious, defiant, fierce, scathing, belligerent 14. deviation, divergence, disorientation, insanity, distortion, abnormality 17. essential, belonging naturally - syn: inherent 20. to mark with disgrace/disapproval - syn: brand 21. ambiguous, evasive, dubious, enigmatic, indefinite 24. perspicacity, astuteness, acuteness, shrewdness, wisdom, penetration 25. awakens terror - syn: redoubtable 26. ability to make good judgment/quick decisions - syn: discernment 29. chasten, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, reprehend 31. clamorous, vociferous, turbulent, unruly, uproarious, disorderly 33. incomprehensible, mysterious, impenetrable, esoteric 35. climax or high point - syn: zenith 37. self-assertive, irritatingly proud - syn: contumelious 42. meddlesome, interfering, obtrusive, bossy 44. inclination, disposition, bent, penchant, propensity, proneness 45. unusual way of behaving - syn: aberration 48. to overflow - syn: deluge 50. make less severe - syn: assuage 51. of the earth, dull - syn: secular 52. rigidly severe in character - syn: rigid 53. skillful, expertise in a certain field - syn: intrepidity 54. tart, piquant, biting, piercing, caustic, incisive, acrid, nippy, racy

Down 1. secretly allow to occur - syn: conspire 2. meaning, clarity of ideas 3. wheedle, inveigle, coax, allure 5. to place side by side - syn: adjacent 8. composure, placidity, self-possession, stoicism, imperturbability 9. so overused it's become stale/dull - syn: bromidic 11. blend, unite, fuse, cohere, consolidate, merge 14. extremely harsh, bitter - synonym: acrid 15. irresolution, indecision 16. hesitate, waver, oscillate, flatter, fluctuate 18. misty, shadowy, obscure, confused, indefinite, indistinct 19. to go off course from the norm - syn: diverge 22. chronic, habitual, ingrained, persistent, hardened 23. no longer able to work effectively - syn: spent 27. extremely stingy - syn: avaricious 28. cynical 30. a bias in favor of something - syn: prepossession 32. flagrant, shocking, outrageous, conspicuous, extraordinary, gross, enormous 34. working to benefit oneself (not always moral) - syn: propititous 35. smug/uncritical satisfaction with oneself - syn: gratified 36. deadlock, cul-de-sac 38. can have more than one possible meaning - syn: amphibolic 39. poverty-stricken - syn: impecunious 40. person falsely claiming to be an expert in something - syn: quack 41. gluttonous, rapacious, insatiable, omnivorous 43. to isolate from (esp. society) - syn: expatriate 46. worthy of being praised - syn: commendable 47. inaction, indifference, dullness, listlessness 49. odious, hateful, loathsome, flagrant, villainous, nefarious, abhorrent, execrable, flagitious