english vocab

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Across
  1. 2. foolish talk
  2. 4. to criticize severely; to chastise; to rebuke
  3. 7. full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
  4. 9. a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering
  5. 11. to make a plan
  6. 12. to persuade with flattery
  7. 13. to work oneself into someone’s good graces
  8. 15. fair; just; reasonableCallow lacking sophistication; inexperienced
  9. 18. to disentangle; to remove with effort
  10. 20. self-government; freedom of control over one’s own actions or will
  11. 21. to scorn; to treat with contempt
Down
  1. 1. to steal, esp. in a sneaky way and in trivial amountsInfringe to trespass; to intrude upon
  2. 2. to set right in ideas or thinking; to free from deception or error
  3. 3. one who gains power by manipulating people’s emotionsCaveat a warning or caution; admonition
  4. 5. extremely strange; grotesque; outlandish
  5. 6. poise; assurance; great self-confidence
  6. 8. to make better
  7. 10. Officio by virtue of holding a certain office
  8. 14. with no formalities; curt; gruff; abrupt
  9. 15. extreme tiredness and boredom
  10. 16. a general pardon for an offense against a government
  11. 17. to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
  12. 19. out of the ordinary