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ACROSS

2 - to re-create, reconstitute or make over, esp. in a better condition or form

6 - advancement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage; growth or development

10 - a group of contemporary individuals; time interval between the birth of parents and their offspring

11 - liberality in spirit or act, esp. readiness in giving; munificence; nobility of behavior

12 - a set of grammatical categories applied to nouns such as masculine, feminine, neuter or common

13 - vigorously energetic, esp. in the use of initiative or forcefulness; boldly assertive

15 - an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, esp. in science, art, music, etc.

16 - something that enters as an element or component part into a mixture.
DOWN

1 - to turn aside or away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing.

3 - ceremony of conferring degrees; award or acceptance of an academic degree or study.

4 - to lower in dignity or estimation; to bring into contempt; to debase

5 - the study of family lines; record of ancestry or descent.

7 - pertaining to or applicable to all members of a class, group or kind; not protected by trademark registration

8 - (cap) of the national legislative body of the US consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

9 - divided into 100 degrees as a scale; abbreviation is Cent.; symbol is C.

14 - possessing the claimed origin or character; not counterfeit; authentic; real

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Additional 14 "GEN" and "GRAD/GRESS/GRED" words NOT in the crossword but ones you should know. An additional exercise can include looking up the definitions of these 14 words and using each in a sentence!

"GRAD/GRESS/GRED" words degree ingredient egress graduation gradual(ly) gradient regressive retrograde transgression

"GEN" words engender generalize genesis genteel indigenous

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