Across
- 2. a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art
- 4. a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw oe defectt
- 6. harsh or unpleasant discordance of sound; dissonance
- 7. an often repeated word, formula, or phrase, often a truism
- 8. lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy
- 9. a convention or device that establishes a predictable or stereotypical representation of a character, setting, or scenario in a creative work
Down
- 1. a consequence that makes things more complicated
- 3. the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people
- 4. frivolously disrespectful, shallow or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity
- 5. to confront boldly