Across
- 4. students use pejorative terms to subtly demean others without outright insults.
- 6. often feels disenfranchised at Laurinda, excluded from decision-making and real belonging.
- 7. (adj.) – Deprived of power or rights.
- 9. Cabinet’s bullying is insidious, eroding confidence rather than being outright aggressive.
- 10. social order at Laurinda seems immutable, making it difficult for outsiders to rise.
- 11. (adj.) – Unchanging over time; impossible to alter.
- 13. (adj.) – Harmful in a slow, subtle way.
Down
- 1. (adj.) – Refusing to change one’s views or agree.
- 2. (adj.) – Expressing contempt or disapproval.
- 3. how Laurinda’s social rules and power plays can be hard for outsiders like Lucy to grasp.
- 5. (adj.) – Impossible to understand or interpret.
- 8. (adj.) – Generous or forgiving, especially to a rival.
- 12. Cabinet’s unwillingness to accept outsiders makes them intransigent in their social hierarchy.
