Across
- 1. – prejudiced towards one side
- 4. – not interesting or exciting; dull or boring
- 7. – exercising absolute power; tyrannical
- 12. – highly objective; scientific; analytical; coolly dispassionate
- 14. – based on testing or experience; capable of being verified
- 16. – relating to specific people, things or actions rather than general ideas or qualities
- 17. – lively and enthusiastic
- 19. – domineering; oppressively or arrogantly overbearing
- 20. – treating all equally; unbiased
- 22. – to speak of in a negative way as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.; belittling
- 24. – changing often and quickly; base on an idea or desire; not logical
- 26. – attitude of being angry because of something that is unjust or wrong
- 27. – treating people as weak or inferior; a superior attitude towards others
- 29. – subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
- 30. – appeasing, pacifying, mollifying, peacemaking
- 31. – simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings
- 35. – feeling strong dislike for an undeserving object; to look down on
- 36. – rudely abrupt; blunt often to the point of ungracious harshness
- 38. – irritated or annoyed with something to the point of anger; aggravated
- 41. – no interest in individuals or feelings; lacking emotional warmth
- 42. – very harsh and critical; sometimes bitingly sarcastic
- 43. – full of mystery and difficult to understand; puzzling; baffling; cryptic
Down
- 2. – friendly and easy to talk to
- 3. – direct and honest in expression; straightforward; sincere
- 5. – stubbornly expressing opinions or beliefs as if they cannot be doubted
- 6. – intended or designed to teach; can be a bit preachy
- 8. – used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary; conversational
- 9. – boldly rude or disrespectful; lacking respect
- 10. – meant to be humorous, but often annoying or silly; joking or jesting often inappropriately
- 11. – bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic
- 13. – arrogant; blatantly and disdainfully proud
- 15. – very personal or private; informal warmth or friendliness
- 18. – lacking proper respect or seriousness
- 19. –not truly honest or sincere; feigning honesty
- 21. – serving to admonish; warning
- 23. – the proud and unpleasant attitude of someone who gives orders and expects others to obey them
- 25. – attacking traditional or popular ideas
- 28. – quarrelsome, likely to cause disagreement or argument
- 30. – expressing contempt or deep hatred; a severe lack of respect
- 32. – expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm; gushy
- 33. –having or showing great knowledge by studying; scholarly
- 34. – expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way; acidic
- 37. – not interested or concerned; that does not matter one way or the other
- 39. language with a theatricality of style far too powerful for the meaning expressed; pompous; overblown
- 40. – seeming to be impressive, but not really practical