Sunday, April 10, 2016

CAUSTIC

WORD: CAUSTIC

MEANING:
1. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
2. Sarcastic or cutting; biting: "The caustic jokes ... deal with such diverse matters as political assassination, talk-show hosts, medical ethics" (Frank Rich).
3. Given to making caustic remarks: a caustic TV commentator.
4. curning, acid, corrosive

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Instead the West Indies skipper’s caustic victory speech on Sunday struck a note of discord amid the jovial atmosphere.
2. He made some caustic remarks at her in the party.

PRONOUNCE:
caus·tic - कास्टिक / कॉस्टिक / कॉस्टिक

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