Across
- 2. intending to teach/ preachy/ dogmatic
- 3. to fake/ to conceal the true nature of something
- 4. to dishonor or disgrace someone/ to prove untrue
- 6. harmful
- 8. to pollute or corrupt/ to make unclean
- 9. sheer/ almost transparent
- 10. dry/ dull/ lifeless
- 12. rambling/ passing aimlessly from one subject to another
- 14. hard-working/ dedicated
- 16. shy/ modest/ reserved
Down
- 1. departure from the subject
- 2. to damage or do something offensive
- 3. to hesitate/ dawdle/ vacillate
- 4. varying/ moving apart or in different directions
- 5. hesitant/ reserved/ shy
- 7. to mock/ to make fun of
- 9. to openly criticise/ to condemn
- 11. rabble-rousing leader/ agitator
- 12. to describe in vivid detail
- 13. to show contempt for
- 15. to belittle/ to express disapproval