Across
- 4. A more agreeable substitute for an unpleasant concept
- 8. To make worse
- 10. Overall agreement
- 11. To aid the progress of
- 15. The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
- 17. To clearly express in words
- 18. About to happen
- 20. Not important
- 21. Flowing in abundance
- 22. Doubtful
- 23. The literal meaning of a word
- 25. Something that is thrilling
- 28. A short account of an event
- 29. To provide evidence for
Down
- 1. To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
- 2. A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration
- 3. Similar or comparable in certain aspects
- 5. Highly critial language
- 6. The writer's word choice
- 7. The use of slang in speech or writing
- 9. A state of being uncertain
- 12. The repetition of sounds in two or more neighboring words
- 13. Based on random choice
- 14. Pertaining to beauty
- 16. The non-literal meaning of a word
- 19. Essential
- 20. Suggested
- 24. A reference to something commonly known
- 26. The multiple possible meanings of a text
- 27. Visually descriptive language