American lit vocab #1 Crossword

the act of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect
A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story
information passed down through the generations by word of mouth that is not written down.
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases.
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.