Across
- 5. excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
- 7. speaking two languages fluently
- 8. a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case
- 9. displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort
- 11. the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities; scarcity
- 12. having or showing wish to do evil to others
- 13. serving as a sign or indication of something
- 16. knowing everything
- 19. a writer's or speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story
- 20. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced
- 22. make something longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width
- 23. a person's employment or main occupation, especially regarded as particularly worthy and requiring great dedication
Down
- 1. the great size or extent of something
- 2. speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions
- 3. behavior showing high moral standards
- 4. used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary
- 6. denoting, relating to, or of the nature of sound or sound waves
- 9. belonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood
- 10. using several languages
- 14. the state or situation of being alone
- 15. manliness
- 17. make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size
- 18. a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
- 21. concise and exact use of words in writing or speech