Across
- 2. high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people
- 5. easily persuaded to believe something
- 8. hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
- 10. deliberately avoid using; abstain from
- 12. to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
- 13. (of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness
- 14. member of a degraded class or a social outcast
- 17. pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice
Down
- 1. the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end
- 3. carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently
- 4. last but one in a series of things; second to last
- 6. shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the main points
- 7. take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
- 9. being under or as if under a curse
- 11. a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person
- 15. delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder
- 16. a person who boasts about achievements or possessions