Across
- 2. conspicuously bad
- 4. linguistics; regional variety of language
- 5. a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
- 8. an abbreviation formed from initial letters
- 9. state of clear and forceful expression with grace
- 11. the direct opposite (not antonym)
- 14. careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences
- 15. marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy; surreptitious
- 17. intended to teach moral instruction
- 19. used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; informal
- 21. something suggested by a word or thing; implication
- 22. a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something
- 23. the quality or state of being confusing or having different meanings
Down
- 1. expressing oneself clearly
- 3. respect and esteem due a superior or an elder
- 6. a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided
- 7. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
- 10. a mutual relationship and connectivity between two things or ideas
- 11. to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
- 12. a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place
- 13. relatively close sound; repetition of vowels
- 16. something or someone that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
- 18. a word of opposite meaning
- 20. an intricate and difficult problem