marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
appraise critically
a new appraisal or evaluation
an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
