Literary and colloquial words

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Across
  1. 3. – Informal everyday words, opposite of literary.
  2. 4. – Borrowed foreign words used to show local colour or foreign origin.
  3. 6. – Words used by social groups to hide meaning or make speech emotive.
  4. 8. – Formal and bookish vocabulary, used in official or elevated writing.
  5. 10. – Old words, often used in historical works to create a true-to-life background.
Down
  1. 1. – New words that appear in belles-lettres and newspapers.
  2. 2. -Rude, coarse words expressing strong emotions.
  3. 5. -Words coming from a regional variety of speech, showing local background.
  4. 7. – Word-building method by changing a word’s class (e.g. noun → verb).
  5. 9. – Scientific or technical words used for accuracy and communication.