Across
- 4. — to give a false impression of
- 6. — to flatter to persuade
- 9. — shy; lacking confidence
- 11. — lacking morals or self-control
- 13. — very careful and precise
- 14. — to strongly criticize
- 16. — fearless; brave
- 17. — boring; lacking originality
- 20. — to give in; to surrender
- 22. — inexperienced; immature
- 23. — friendly and easy to talk to
- 24. — firm and determined
- 25. — highly skilled
- 27. — harmful or damaging
- 28. — found everywhere; very common
- 29. — unpredictable; changeable
- 31. — meant to make peace or calm someone
- 33. — to exclude or shut out from a group
Down
- 1. — shortness (especially of speech or writing)
- 2. — secret or hidden
- 3. — harmless; gentle
- 5. — clear and easy to understand
- 7. — extremely bad
- 8. — next to; adjoining
- 9. — a bitter verbal attack
- 10. — happening by chance (often lucky)
- 12. — to charm or trick
- 15. — to scold harshly
- 18. — harmful; unfavorable
- 19. — effective; successful at producing a result
- 21. — unclear; having more than one meaning
- 26. — unnecessary; not relevant
- 30. — to decrease; to lessen
- 32. — a complete failure or disaster