Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

In general contexts, caustic describes bluntly and harshly critical remarks, statements, or ways of being and communicating, as in "a caustic remark" or "caustic humor." In contexts involving chemistry, caustic is a synonym of corrosive, and is used to describe things capable of destroying or eating away matter by chemical action

Assay is a technical word meaning "to test something (such as a metal or drug) to find out what it contains or to assess its value."

Suffrage means “the right to vote in an election.”

1. the male head of family or household

2. a male who is a leading figure in a movement, discipline, industry, enterprise and so on

Duplicity is a formal word that refers to dishonest behavior meant to trick or deceive someone.

continually shifting or rapidly changing

noun: someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

adjective: worthy of the greatest honor or distinction

verb: award or crown with or as if with a laurel wreath for excellence or achievement

verb: appoint a poet laureate

 characterized by bizarre, surreal, complex or dreadful qualities, like those found in the writings of Franz Kafka

a training technique, used especially among runners, consisting of bursts of intense effort loosely alternating with less strenuous activity.

To boycott something is to refuse to buy, use, or participate in that thing as a form of protest. To boycott an entity, such as a company or country, is to stop using the goods or services of that entity until changes are made.

a party or reception that takes place in the evening

1. limp and soiled, as if dragged in the mud or out in the rain

2. in deplorable condition

adjective: selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

adjective: combining or composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources

noun: someone who has a diverse range of interests or preferences

publicly disclose information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

1. a soft, wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

2. a situation that is difficult to get out of or resolve, especially an unpleasant or trying one

1. completely over, finished, defeated or destroyed

2. unable to function or work

an event that occurred by chance; coincidence

calmness or steadiness of mind, even under stress

noun: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

adjective: refusing to submit to authority

adjective: (of Catholics of the time from about 1570 to 1791) refusing to attend services of the Church of England

lacking energy or liveliness; dreamy

quick, skillful or adept in action or thought

a swaggering show of courage

1. having great diversity or variety of skills, interests or abilities

2. useful in a variety of ways

3. competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another

4. able to change or fluctuate easily

1. grave, serious or gloomy in character

2. lacking brightness or color; dull

1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and scorn for people or things perceived to be unworthy

2. expressing scorn or contempt