Across
- 1. acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent.
- 5. exercise or advance (a veto or objection) so as to interfere.
- 6. dirty; grimy.
- 7. decorated with a design that stands out in relief, or carved, moulded, or stamped on a surface or object.
- 8. a tropical marine mollusk with a spiral shell that may bear long projections and have a flared lip.
- 10. comically or repusively ugly or distorted
Down
- 2. showing feigned or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy or admiration.
- 3. use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or emphasizing one's words.
- 4. a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk.
- 5. the quality of being intent and concentrated.
- 8. a half-open steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside, formed by glacial erosion.
- 9. are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.