Scarlet Letter Vocabulary (Crossword Puzzle)

Across
3. botomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
4. to move upward, to rise from a lower station
5. sharpness of perception
7. one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
10. a dislike, distaste, or enmity
13. to add in a supplementary manner
14. capable of floating; cheerful
15. a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
17. strict; stern; unadorned, ascetic
18. to degrade, to humiliate
19. to reduce in intensity or amount
Down
1. very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)
2. excessive boldness, rashness, daring
3. a substance that is a mixture of metals
5. favorable
6. open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
7. one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold
8. not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
9. destroyed or caused by decline or decay
11. prompt and cheerful response
12. a soothing substance or one that gives relief
14. to give a sign of
15. an omen or prophecy
16. kindness, generosity, charity
17. difficult to understand, recondite, concealed