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Down: 1) 1. a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved. 2. Architecture . a slab forming the top of the capital of a column.2) 1. fond attachment, devotion, or love: the affection of a parent for an only child. 2. Often, affections. a. emotion; feeling; sentiment: over and above our reason and affections. b. the emotional realm of love: a place in his affections. 3. Pathology . a disease, or the condition of being diseased; abnormal state of body or mind: a gouty affection. 4. the act of affecting; act of influencing or acting upon. 5. the state of being affected.3) noun 1. a Chinese medical practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites of the body.5) verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mat·ed, -mat·ing. to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.6) ad·a·man·tine    [ad-uh-man-teen, -tin, -tahyn] Show IPA adjective 1. utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion. 2. too hard to cut, break, or pierce. 3. like a diamond in luster.7) verb (used without object) 1. to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat. 2. to refrain from casting one's vote: a referendum in which two delegates abstained.8) noun 1. the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk. 2. a lofty nest of any large bird. 3. a house, fortress, or the like, located high on a hill or mountain. 4. Obsolete . the brood in a nest, especially of a bird of prey10) noun 1. Classical Mythology . the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon. 2. protection; support: under the imperial aegis. 3. sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of the League of Women Voters.13) adverb 1. for the special purpose or end presently under consideration: a committee formed ad hoc to deal with the issue. adjective 2. concerned or dealing with a specific subject, purpose, or end: The ad hoc committee disbanded after making its final report14) adjective 1. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. 2. contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward. 3. shamelessly servile; slavish. 4. Obsolete . cast aside.16) verb (used without object), -crued, -cru·ing. 1. to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc. 2. to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money. 3. Law . to become a present and enforceable right or demand. Across: 1) adulatory — adj expressing praise, esp obsequiously; flattering4) n a rigorous and conclusive test to establish worth or value: the play passed the critic's acid test6) verb (used with object) to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed: to abash someone by sneering.7) verb (used with object), -quit·ted, -quit·ting. 1. to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty. 2. to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation. 3. to settle or satisfy (a debt, obligation, claim, etc.). 4. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He acquitted himself well in battle. 5. to free or clear (oneself): He acquitted himself of suspicion.9) adjective 1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. 2. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. 3. sparing: an abstemious diet.10) noun precipitation, as rain, snow, or sleet, containing relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals, as the pollutants from coal smoke, chemical manufacturing, and smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor: harmful to the environment.11) 1. a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm. 2. anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time. 3. (in ancient cosmogony) a. the primal chaos before Creation. b. the infernal regions; hell. c. a subterranean ocean.12) 1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. mental irregularity or disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state. 5. Astronomy . apparent displacement of a heavenly body, owing to the motion of the earth in its orbit. 6. Optics . any disturbance of the rays of a pencil of light such that they can no longer be brought to a sharp focus or form a clear image. 7. Photography . a defect in a camera lens or lens system, due to flaws in design, material, or construction, that can distort the image.13) n verb (used without object), -esced, -esc·ing. to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.14) verb (used without object), -crued, -cru·ing. 1. to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc. 2. to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money. 3. Law . to become a present and enforceable right or demand15) adjective 1. pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman. 2. showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant: an affable smile.16) noun 1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual. 2. the liquid thus used. 3. a washing of the hands, body, etc.17) verb (used with object), ab·ro·gat·ed, ab·ro·gat·ing. 1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law. 2. to put aside; put an end to.18) noun 1. something added to another thing but not essential to it. 2. a person associated with lesser status, rank, authority, etc., in some duty or service; assistant. 3. a person working at an institution, as a college or university, without having full or permanent status: My lawyer works two nights a week as an adjunct, teaching business law at the college. 4. Grammar . a modifying form, word, or phrase depending on some other form, word, or phrase, especially an element of clause structure with adverbial function. adjective 5. joined or associated, especially in an auxiliary or subordinate relationship. 6. attached or belonging without full or permanent status: an adjunct surgeon on the hospital staff.
 

 

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