Across
- 1. very productive; highly creative
- 4. showing kindness or gentleness
- 5. subjective; random; not fixed by law
- 8. to speak negatively about something or someone
- 10. persistence
- 11. believable; reasonable
- 12. extremely hot
- 15. to make more bearable
- 16. to charge; to accuse; to hold accountable
- 19. to establish proof; to show evidence; to verify
- 20. suitable for getting results; ruled by self-interest
- 22. cheap; tasteless
- 24. relevant; related to the matter at hand
- 25. foreshadowing evil; a bad sign
Down
- 2. effective speaking or writing
- 3. alert; watchful; focused
- 6. showing little or no emotion; indifferent; uncaring
- 7. patronizing; speaking down to
- 8. easily taught; easily led; passive
- 9. to clear from accusation
- 13. to exaggerate details; to enhance
- 14. steady earnest effort
- 17. prior in time, arrangement, order, or significance
- 18. careless; lax; inattentive
- 19. to waste; to spend foolishly
- 21. high-ranking; elevated; raised high
- 23. marked by great intensity