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1. Extremely scanty (bare)
Apocryphal
Facetious
Exiguous
Scintilla
2. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Halcyon
Erudite
Facetious
Succinct
3. Short lived
Patrician
Ephemeral
Codicil
Indolent
4. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
NB
Obviate
Apocryphal
Limited liability companies
5. Full; entire; complete
Facetious
Plenary
Sine qua non
Finite
6. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Verve
i.e.
Disingenuous
Dilatory
7. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Pedantic
Metaphor
Egalitarian
Nefarious
8. Whimsical; changeable
Inane
Chicanery
Capricious
Disingenuous
9. To make faulty or imperfect
Vitiate
Milieu
Abrogate
Caveat
10. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Indolent
Levity
Apocryphal
Eclectic
11. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Demagogue
Milieu
Vociferous
Ellipsis
12. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Proclivity
Chicanery
Eclectic
Limited liability companies
13. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Egalitarian
Sojourn
Ellipsis
Vilify
14. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Didactic
NB
Exiguous
Res Ipsa Loquitur
15. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Capricious
Collegial
E.g.
Res Ipsa Loquitur
16. Course - base - instinctive
Bi-polar
Visceral
Ubiquitous
Specious
17. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Lexicon
Consanguineous
Facetious
Finite
18. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Sine qua non
Vitiate
Levity
Diction
19. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Allegory
Ubiquitous
Puerile
NB
20. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Nefarious
Acerbic
Codicil
Ephemeral
21. Inclined to keep quiet
Fortuitous
Vitiate
Exiguous
Reticent
22. An indispensable thing
Pernicious
Bi-polar
Acumen
Sine qua non
23. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Logomachy
Carpe diem
Superfluous
Pecuniary
24. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Salient
Prevaricate
Acumen
Equivocate
25. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Banal
Ken
Myopic
Pecuniary
26. To depart from or evade the truth
Erudite
Forbearance
Prevaricate
Unilateral
27. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Inchoate
Visceral
Simile
Proclivity
28. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Iconoclast
Supercilious
Indolent
Abrogate
29. Relating to money
Nefarious
Scintilla
Pecuniary
Halcyon
30. Exempli gratia (for example)
Euphemism
Ellipsis
E.g.
Logomachy
31. Disparaging - belittling
Pejorative
Vitiate
Didactic
Sine qua non
32. Honesty - uprightness
Probity
Acrimony
Proclivity
Avarice
33. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
NB
Vociferous
Metaphor
Inchoate
34. Wicked in the extreme
Syllogism
Inane
E.g.
Nefarious
35. A warning or caution
Caveat
Bifurcate
Superfluous
Pedantic
36. The use of trickery to deceive
Halcyon
Lexicon
Chicanery
E.g.
37. To go back on a promise or commitment
Adumbrate
Renege
Ameliorate
Tautological
38. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Adumbrate
Verve
Puerile
Tautological
39. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Aphorism
Diction
Levity
Myopic
40. A minute amount; an iota or trace
NB
Superfluous
Scintilla
Symbiotic
41. Extravagant exaggeration
Hyperbole
Superfluous
Pusillanimous
Ephemeral
42. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Exiguous
Milieu
Syllogism
Collegial
43. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Forbearance
Bifurcate
Plenary
Specious
44. Lacking in courage and resolution
Consanguineous
Inchoate
Diction
Pusillanimous
45. Brief - concise
Abrogate
Limited liability companies
Allegory
Succinct
46. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them
Pedantic
Equivocate
Metaphor
i.e.
47. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Visceral
Patrician
Loquacious
Ethereal
48. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Verve
Vilify
Erudite
Pedantic
49. Seize the moment
Vociferous
Carpe diem
Levity
Metaphor
50. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Metaphor
Collegial
Lexicon
Diction
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