Across
- 1. a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
- 4. a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate
- 8. the action of expressing sincere regret or remorse
- 12. harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant
- 14. involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
- 16. food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment
- 17. not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one
- 18. the action of escaping or avoiding something
- 19. an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
Down
- 2. worn out or ruined because of age or neglect
- 3. sounding sad and mournful
- 5. behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
- 6. the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future
- 7. very weak or slight
- 9. a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage
- 10. a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs
- 11. deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others
- 13. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
- 15. an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic
- 20. an outcast