Across
- 5. to scold gently; to warn
- 6. an ideal society
- 8. to make worse
- 11. to condemn severely for doing something bad
- 13. to prove to be false
- 16. with a meaning that is metaphorical rather than literal
- 17. a system of social or political ideas
- 18. unlucky
Down
- 1. to thin out, drift away, to waste or squander
- 2. charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
- 3. fraud; quack; con man
- 4. just about to happen
- 7. well-known and respected; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment; outstanding
- 9. mild; moderate; restrained
- 10. seriousness
- 12. to make to seem little; to put someone down
- 14. to raise high; to glorify
- 15. break or interruption