Across
- 2. foolish talk
- 4. to criticize severely; to chastise; to rebuke
- 7. full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
- 9. a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering
- 11. to make a plan
- 12. to persuade with flattery
- 13. to work oneself into someone’s good graces
- 15. fair; just; reasonableCallow lacking sophistication; inexperienced
- 18. to disentangle; to remove with effort
- 20. self-government; freedom of control over one’s own actions or will
- 21. to scorn; to treat with contempt
Down
- 1. to steal, esp. in a sneaky way and in trivial amountsInfringe to trespass; to intrude upon
- 2. to set right in ideas or thinking; to free from deception or error
- 3. one who gains power by manipulating people’s emotionsCaveat a warning or caution; admonition
- 5. extremely strange; grotesque; outlandish
- 6. poise; assurance; great self-confidence
- 8. to make better
- 10. Officio by virtue of holding a certain office
- 14. with no formalities; curt; gruff; abrupt
- 15. extreme tiredness and boredom
- 16. a general pardon for an offense against a government
- 17. to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
- 19. out of the ordinary