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Biting Witticism About Right And Wrong

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noun

• a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

adjective satellite

• harshly ironic or sinister

• of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

31%9 With witticism
adverb

• in a comical manner

31%5Witticism
noun

• a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

verb

• repeat a passage from

• name the price of

• refer to for illustration or proof

• put quote marks around

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