Across
- 3. cutting remarks; stinging rebuke; scorn
- 6. self important; excessive self esteem
- 9. fanciful; capricious; unpredictable
- 10. respect; admiration
- 11. sympathetic; showing pity
- 13. conveying a warning
- 14. pretending to have virtues or feelings one lacks
- 15. self-justifying; constantly protecting oneself from criticism
- 18. scorn; contempt; arrogance
- 20. tongue in cheek; sarcastic; contrary to what was expected
Down
- 1. hopefulness; cheerful confidence
- 2. abrupt; curt to the point of rudeness
- 4. unbiased; objective; unemotional; calm
- 5. of two minds; unable to decide
- 7. disbelieving; doubtful; unconvinced
- 8. sensible; showing good judgement; prudent; wise
- 12. reluctant; unwilling
- 16. frivolously disrespectful; lacking proper seriousness
- 17. stale; overused
- 19. standoffish; remote in attitude