Across
- 4. Excessive pride or arrogance, often leading to downfall.
- 7. Trying to win favor through excessive flattery or pleasing behavior.
- 9. A subtle reference to something well-known, usually cultural or literary.
- 10. Detached or distant in manner, not emotionally engaged.
- 13. A distrustful attitude toward others’ motives.
- 14. Attempting to impress by pretending greater importance or talent than is possessed.
- 16. To produce a strong emotional response or connection.
- 18. Showing respect or submission to another’s opinion or wishes.
- 20. A seemingly contradictory statement that may reveal a truth.
Down
- 1. Acting in a way that shows one thinks they are better than others.
- 2. A subtle or indirect remark, often with negative implications.
- 3. Excessively eager to please or obey, often in a way that seems insincere.
- 5. Deeply or pensive and sorrowful in temperament.
- 6. The belief that one inherently deserves special treatment.
- 8. Behaving with arrogance or superiority, expecting obedience.
- 11. Open to more than one interpretation, often unclear or vague.
- 12. Separated from a close connection or relationship.
- 15. The way in which something is interpreted or understood.
- 17. The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
- 19. An outward appearance that hides true feelings or reality.