Across
- 2. unnecessarily repetitive
- 5. state and opinion
- 8. a result
- 9. to read thoroughly
- 10. an abundance
- 11. lighthearted indifference
- 14. to hold back a feeling or action
- 16. visibly weak and bony
- 18. to be truthful and honest
- 21. a person of knowledge and skill
- 22. concise and to-the-point
- 24. vocabulary
- 26. question
Down
- 1. to back up another person's story
- 3. pointless
- 4. more intense than sadness; depressed
- 6. to suggest strongly
- 7. politely mannered
- 12. spur of force
- 13. witty retorts
- 15. to prevent or block an opposing action
- 17. extreme greed
- 19. to hate
- 20. a lack of
- 23. to correct or make right
- 25. philosophical principle or religious belief