Across
- 3. adj. too serve in judgment
- 5. n. the main character is a story or play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something
- 7. a. impractically idealistic
- 8. v. to guess or suppose; n. a guess based on little evidence
- 13. n. fixed or regular pay; a salary or allowance
- 15. n. a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters
- 16. adj. false; mistaken; incorrect
- 19. adj. having a longing for things past
- 20. v. to show off
- 21. a. characteristic of a particular language
- 23. a. gaudy, showy and cheap
- 25. n. the long snout of an animal; a nose
- 27. v. to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details, even false ones
- 28. n. a long narrow pillow; anything used as a support; v. to prop up, support, or reinforce
- 30. adj. brief and to the point (in writing or speaking); concise
- 32. n. an opinion without proof; guesswork; v. to speculate; to guess
- 33. adj. easily angered; irritable
- 35. n. the act of declaring something
- 37. v. to drink; to drink in or absorb; to take in with the mind and keep (as in ideas or principles)
- 41. adj. having a pleasing appearance
- 43. n. briefness of duration; shortness; the quality of being concise or to the point
- 44. adj. wealthy; abundant; plentiful
- 45. n. introductory lines of a play; the preface to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event
- 47. n. teasing or mocking in a good-natured, playful manner; v. to engage in such playfulness
- 49. n. a symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities
- 50. a. not capable of being touched; not material; vague or not easily defined
Down
- 1. adj. contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile
- 2. n. an inexperienced person; a beginner
- 4. adj. too showy
- 6. n. the suggested, or implied, meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea or feeling associated with a word
- 9. n. an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings
- 10. n. frenzied anger; rage; a public uproar or outburst of indignation; great enthusiasm for
- 11. a. not committing to any one position or course of action
- 12. adj. not suitable or appropriate; not consistent; not conforming to a pattern
- 14. n. deterioration; moral decay
- 17. n. an oath or exclamation, usually profane; a word with no meaning of its own, used to complete the pattern of a phrase or sentence
- 18. n. a generalized, oversimplified view or opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing, an idea, or another group
- 22. a. logically connected; consisten
- 24. a. friendly, cordial, pleasant and easy to talk to; showing friendliness
- 26. a. impossible to explain or understand
- 29. v. to talk or argue violently and loudly
- 31. lacking moral restraint; very wicked; immoral; undisciplined
- 34. n. a villain; adj. evil
- 36. n. a trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant
- 38. v. to restate; to repeat
- 39. adj. affectedly grand
- 40. a. full of longing; yearning; wishful
- 42. n. a prod for driving cattle; v. to urge on
- 46. v. to give, do, or take in return; to move with a backward-forward motion
- 48. n. the quality or state of being fierce, savage, or relentless