reasoner



philosopher, sophist, thinker ,

   no-no - ban, contraband, curse, cuss, denial, embargo, epithet, exclusion, expletive, forbidden fruit, index, inhibition, injunction, interdict, law,

   unaccountably - aimlessly, at random, haphazardly, mysteriously ,

   delicately weak - breakable, brittle, crumbly, dainty, delicate, effeminate, flimsy, fragile, frail, frangible, light, lightweight, papery, puny, sissified,

   great-uncle - aunt, blood brother, brethren, brother, bud, buddy, country cousin, cousin, daughter, father, mother, nephew, niece, sissy, sister,

   salutary - beneficial, benign, bracing, conducive, constitutional, constructive, contributory, good, good for, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, helpful, hygienic,

   sea mail - airmail, correspondence, express, frank, letter, mail, mailing list, parcel post, post, special delivery ,

   snap at - fasten upon, jump, pounce upon, seize, snap, spring upon, swoop down upon ,

   scrutinize - attend to business, autopsy, be alert, be obsessed with, canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, concentrate on, contemplate, dissect, examine, eye, fix on,

   inhabited - occupied, populous, settled ,

   the big stick - appeasement, balance of power, brinkmanship, coercion, coexistence, colonialism, compromise, containment, diplomacy, duress, foreign affairs, foreign policy, imperialism, internationalism, intimidation,