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."
to grasp or seize suddenly.
Suffrage means “the right to vote in an election.”
someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.
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
excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event.