Across
- 4. Like Roderick Usher, a feeling an intense malaise or existential boredom
- 8. Antonyms = independent; autonomous; disloyal
- 12. Synonyms = delicate; fragile; ethereal
- 13. Antonyms = consequence; exigency; importance
- 15. Delectable food items one might write inscrutable sentences about while parsing byzantine vocabulary terms
- 16. Synonyms = bland; tasteless; uninspiring
- 17. Can be used as a noun, verb, or adjective, all of which connote an unpleasant or piercing cry
- 18. Something foolishly stupid or clown-like
- 19. Etymologically linked to other words denoting bitterness or decay, especially as associated with smell
- 20. A person's face or countenance
Down
- 1. Etymologically derived from a misrendering of the French word "gentile"
- 2. Synonyms = calm; peaceful; relaxing
- 3. An adjective meaning lots and lots of something
- 5. Etymologically linked to a volcano whose eruption destroyed the city of Pompeii
- 6. A formal questioning with a negative connotation due to a 15th century historical event
- 7. Someone or something that is treated as if cursed or untouchable
- 9. Excessively whiney or complaining
- 10. Synonyms = bold; shameless; daring
- 11. Antonyms = disregard; dishearten; torment
- 12. As a noun, a pointy stick used to direct livestock; as a verb, compelling someone to do something
- 14. To move up and down, like the waves of a sea