Across
- 2. overly sad or gloomy
- 4. fair, unbiased and not taking sides
- 5. unfairly favoring one side
- 8. intended to provoke strong emotions like anger
- 10. overly focused on small details or rules, especially to show off knowledge
- 12. showing worry or care
- 18. argumentative or likely to cause disagreement
- 19. playful, joking conversation
- 20. based on facts, not opinions
- 21. bold, daring, sometimes shockingly confident
- 22. focused on judging right and wrong, often in a preachy way
- 24. talking down to someone as if they are less intelligent or important
- 26. pretending to be serious as a joke
- 27. believing people are motivated only by self-interest
- 28. sad and reflective, often about loss
Down
- 1. not taking something seriously when it should be taken seriously
- 3. showing sympathy and care for others
- 6. meant to teach a lesson, sometimes in a way that feels overly instructional
- 7. full of energy, life, or color
- 9. unserious, silly or unimportant
- 10. overly concerned with small or unimportant issues
- 11. controlled or holding back strong emotion
- 13. informal, conversational language
- 14. trying to seem more important or sophisticated than you really are
- 15. a deep, thoughtful sadness
- 16. teasing or provoking in a mean way
- 17. joking inappropriately, especially about something serious
- 23. showing strong dislike or disrespect
- 25. expressing meaning by saying the opposite (often for humor or emphasis)