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Word: astringent

Definition: binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism


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::: natation - swimming
::: imposture - assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor
::: embezzlement - taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)
::: precipitant - something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħ
::: incinerate - burn to ashes
::: caprice - whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
::: schism - division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split
::: sober - serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
::: primary - first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
::: bicameral - two-chambered as a legislative body