Across
- 3. To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
- 5. Brave; Heroic
- 8. Feeling, showing, or expressing pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
- 11. Evade or escape from danger, an enemy, or a pursuer, typically in a skillful or cunning way
- 12. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
- 13. Incapable of being fully explored or understood
- 16. A select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities
- 17. Expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way
- 18. The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
- 19. The quality of showing that one is firmly convinced of what one believes or says
Down
- 1. Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
- 2. Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field
- 4. Feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed
- 6. Open resistance; bold disobedience
- 7. Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or conventions
- 9. A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant
- 10. Give evidence as a witness in a law court
- 14. Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
- 15. The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something
- 20. Absolutely necessary or important; essential