Across
- 2. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
- 11. believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
- 12. evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
- 15. overfond of making moral judgements about others' behavior; too ready to moralize.
- 17. causing light hearted laughter and amusement
- 18. feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
- 22. over imaginative and unrealistic
- 24. requiring immediate action
- 25. mournful or sad
- 27. pretending to be serious as a joke
- 28. imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject.
- 29. the feeling of thinking of the past
- 30. lacking vigor or interest
- 33. dark, dull, or gloomy
- 34. feeling or expressing contempt or derision.
- 36. expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
- 39. modest or shy due to a lack of confidence
- 43. treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
- 46. marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt
- 47. feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy
- 48. providing useful or interesting information
- 49. treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
Down
- 1. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
- 3. used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
- 4. playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
- 5. truthful and straightforward
- 6. showing an impudent lack of respect
- 7. feeling, expressing, or causing great happiness
- 8. apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.
- 9. looking or sounding sad and dismal
- 10. having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority
- 13. showing contempt, scornful
- 14. not showing a respectful or serious attitude
- 16. literary accurate or formal
- 19. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
- 20. causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction
- 21. making fun of in a scornful manner
- 23. ardently active, devoted, or diligent
- 26. Characterized by restraint
- 31. behavior relating to theater
- 32. expressing a compliment, praising or approving
- 35. regretfully acknowledging or excusing an offense
- 37. feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
- 38. extremely disturbing or repellent
- 40. scornful and arrogant
- 41. Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
- 42. having reference to something implied or inferred
- 44. showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
- 45. annoyed, frustrated, worried
- 46. the use of irony, sarcasm, and ridicule to expose