Across
- 2. special words used by a group,unknown by outsiders
- 4. understood only by an elite few
- 6. making a bad situation sound better
- 8. cut-off, aloof and objective
- 10. simple and unsophisticated
- 12. unsophisticated or narrow-minded
- 14. with no special or distinctive features; normal
- 17. repulsively ugly or distorted to a shocking degree
- 19. overused and consequently of little importance
- 20. involving the use of symbols
- 22. arousing or characterized by intense feeling
- 23. lacking vigor or interest; shallow
- 25. used in ordinary or familiar conversation
- 26. lacking sophistication, being explicit and offensive
Down
- 1. implies or suggests rather than directly referring to
- 3. marked by exactness and accuracy of expression
- 5. excessively concerned with minor details and rules
- 7. relating to the senses rather than the intellect
- 9. high sounding but with little meaning; inflated
- 11. friendly, unofficial style; simple grammar
- 13. not easily understood
- 15. composed of a single element; easily understood
- 16. false or insincere
- 18. having or showing knowledge, devotion to academic study
- 21. having an imaginative emotional style of expression
- 24. elaborate grammar and more technical vocabulary