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a. able to dissovle or eat away by chemical action.
b. sharp and biting |
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| keen, tart, pungent, trenchant, mordent, astringent, acrimonious |
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| mild, saccharine, amiable, bland |
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a. an official who examines works of literature, etc. for things considered to be immoral.
b. to examine for and remove offensive material. |
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| expurgator, bowdlerizer, Comstockery, Grundyism, excise |
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a. open and strong criticism or disapproval.
b. to criticize severely; to disapprove strongly |
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| rebuke, reproof, reprove, upbraid, chastise |
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| praise, commendation, approbation, laud, extol, meritorious |
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a. irritation, embarrassment, or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration
b. to cause such a feeling |
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| vexation, annoyance, mortification |
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| jubilation, exultation, elation |
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| anyone who claims to have skills or knowledge that he or she does not possess. |
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| imposter, quack, mountebank, humbug, fraud, faker |
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| continuing over a long period of time or recurring often. |
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| long lasting, prolonged, continual, inveterate, perennial, ingrained |
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| transitory, transient, evanescent, ephemeral, sporadic |
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| indirect or roundabout, longwinded |
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| winding, meandering, rambling, sinuous, devious, oblique, periphrastic |
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| direct, undeviating, unswerving, unveering |
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| cautious or prudent, especially in regard to the consequence of actions or statements |
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| careful, watchful, vigilant, wary, chary, leery, politic, diplomatic, judicious |
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| careless, imprudent, heedless, rash, foolhardy, tactless |
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| to get around or avoid, especially by trickery or deception |
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| bypass, skirt, evade, sidestep, dodge |
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| concealed from view so as to hide one's purpose |
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| surreptitious, covert, stealthy |
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| open, undisguised, overt, manifest, obvious |
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