100 words # 2 Crossword

a core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
made up of or combining elements from varying sources
to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them
wicked in the extreme
a minute amount; an iota or trace
the study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
lacking in courage and resolution
necessary; indispensable
a word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by "like" or "as"
an indispensable thing
to make vicious and defamatory statements about
inclined to keep quiet
to go back on a promise or commitment
honesty, uprightness
displaying a lack of maturity
exempli gratia (for example)
an amendment to an existing will
a chain; a succession
characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
having bounds
peaceful, undisturbed, and happy
extravagant exaggeration