1. given official approval to act

2. a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

3. a sculpture representing a human or animal

4. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

5. (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

8. a borough of New York City

9. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

10. a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center

6. an opportunity to state your case and be heard

7. a university in Paris; intellectual center of France

11. the general condition of body and mind

12. an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)