| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MORDANT | Sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc. |
| MORDANT | Sharply sarcastic, as wit |
| babelism | a confusion, as of ideas, speech, etc. |
| paralanguage | nonverbal elements which affect meaning of speech, as intonation, etc |
| paralanguages | PARALANGUAGE, nonverbal elements which affect meaning of speech, as intonation, etc |
| sugared | sweetened as if with sugar; made agreeable; honeyed, as words, speech, etc. |
| blandishment | something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc. |
