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Across 2. false idea; mistaken belief 4. consisting of selections from various sources 6. the use of an indirect or less harsh expression in the place of another 8. religiously, a non-believer; one who holds unpopular beliefs 9. His speech was nothing but a racist ____________. 10. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic 15. ant: actual 16. deceitfulness; fraud 19. to give in; to give consent by keeping silent; to accede 22. to sympathize with; to feel sorry for another's suffering 23. not easily excited or disturbed 24. talkitive 27. His party was only a few hours long or in other words rather ______________. 28. lightness; lack of seriousness; lightheartedness

Down 1. an exaggerated statement as a figure of speech 3. brief, but full of meaning; saying much in a few words 5. someone or something that brings about change 6. extraordinarily bad 7. ant: take 11. crafty deceit; cunning 12. happening by chance, usually a positive circumstance 13. lack of equality; indifference 14. to weaken 17. secret; hidden from view 18. used too often; trite, as in speech; commonplace 20. out of place; inappropriate 21. not clearly defined; permitting more than one interpretation 24. to gather and store away; to collect 25. intense emotion; great warmth of feeling 26. indifferent; apart from; unsympathetiv; not interested