Diction descriptors

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Across
  1. 2. special words used by a group,unknown by outsiders
  2. 4. understood only by an elite few
  3. 6. making a bad situation sound better
  4. 8. cut-off, aloof and objective
  5. 10. simple and unsophisticated
  6. 12. unsophisticated or narrow-minded
  7. 14. with no special or distinctive features; normal
  8. 17. repulsively ugly or distorted to a shocking degree
  9. 19. overused and consequently of little importance
  10. 20. involving the use of symbols
  11. 22. arousing or characterized by intense feeling
  12. 23. lacking vigor or interest; shallow
  13. 25. used in ordinary or familiar conversation
  14. 26. lacking sophistication, being explicit and offensive
Down
  1. 1. implies or suggests rather than directly referring to
  2. 3. marked by exactness and accuracy of expression
  3. 5. excessively concerned with minor details and rules
  4. 7. relating to the senses rather than the intellect
  5. 9. high sounding but with little meaning; inflated
  6. 11. friendly, unofficial style; simple grammar
  7. 13. not easily understood
  8. 15. composed of a single element; easily understood
  9. 16. false or insincere
  10. 18. having or showing knowledge, devotion to academic study
  11. 21. having an imaginative emotional style of expression
  12. 24. elaborate grammar and more technical vocabulary