Vocabulary Week - 23 Crossword

To state positively, often without proof
In a straight, up and down line; upright
To make clear or easy to understand
Foolish; not making good sense
To escape or avoid through clever action
Stiff; not bending
To make longer in time or later in time; to continue
To look like or be similar to something or someone
Something done in advance to avoid a problem
An opinion formed before having enough information or experience