Across
- 2. think deeply about something
- 5. overwhelm with things or people to be dealt with
- 7. having a ready insight into understanding things
- 9. arrogantly superior and disdainful
- 11. speaking in a short, concise, and to the point manner
- 16. abrupt of offhand in speech of manner
- 19. fond of or characterized by joking; playful
- 20. intended or likely to placate or pacify
- 21. warm, friendly, and generous hospitality towards stranger\
- 23. green with grass or other rich vegetation
- 24. move or go with a smooth up and down motion
- 25. skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully
- 26. so small or unimportant as to not be worth considering
Down
- 1. showing great energy in pursuit of a cause or objective
- 3. fond of company; sociable
- 4. ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
- 6. a dishonest or unscrupulous man
- 8. or characterized by conflict
- 10. intended to teach something, with a moral motive
- 12. filled with or characterized by lively energy or excitement
- 13. attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble
- 14. briefly or clearly expressed
- 15. a strong desire or propensity
- 17. a uneasy feeling of doubt or worry
- 18. a person who is the source of inspiration for an artist
- 22. sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way