Across
- 2. Speech that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises
- 4. Seeming reasonable or probable
- 7. Hostile and aggressive
- 10. Quell anger, agitation, or excitement
- 12. Having no moral principles; not honest or fair
- 14. Irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one’s conscious wishes
- 15. Representing the perfect example of class or quality
- 17. Characterized by lightness or insubstantiality
- 18. Short, amusing, or interesting story
- 22. Habitual greed or excess in eating
- 23. A person who is skilled at telling stories or anecdotes
- 25. Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd
- 26. Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
Down
- 1. The face of a building; a deceptive outward appearance
- 3. Deprive of its essential content
- 5. Make a forcefully reproachful protest
- 6. Wary and unwilling to take risks
- 8. Cheap and of poor quality
- 9. Address someone in a way as to express disapproval or disappointment
- 11. Friendly good-natured or easy to talk to
- 13. Offensively bold behavior; insolence
- 16. Of high rank, station, or quality, noteworthy, outstanding in character or performance
- 18. doubtful or uncertain
- 19. In a sad mournful manner
- 20. Famous or well known for a bad quality or deed
- 21. Foolish or silly; pointless
- 24. To take something, usually of little value; to steal