Episode 736 Wisdom of the Ages
Across
- 4. Ostensible is used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts.
- 5. An ______ remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- 6. A ______ statement or comment is brief and unfriendly, but to the point.
- 8. A ______ comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning.
- 10. Conditions that are ______ to something make it difficult for that thing to exist or do well.
Down
- 1. ______ things are clearly different from each other in quality or type.
- 2. Something that is an ______ part of something is an essential part of that thing.
- 3. If you describe something as ______, you approve of it for its good or worthwhile qualities.
- 7. In linguistics, ______ means leaving out words rather than repeating them unnecessarily; for example, saying 'I want to go but I can't' instead of 'I want to go but I can't go'.
- 9. If you say that something is ______, you mean that it is clearly true and that nobody would disagree with it if they saw it or considered it.