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1. Happening by chance
Banal
Allegory
Fortuitous
Fait accompli
2. Environment; setting
Milieu
Pecuniary
Capricious
Pernicious
3. 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
Inchoate
Simile
Metaphor
Aphorism
4. A warning or caution
Symbiotic
Aphorism
Caveat
Finite
5. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Avarice
Adumbrate
Obviate
Banal
6. To make faulty or imperfect
Reticent
Halcyon
Vitiate
Pusillanimous
7. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Levity
Superfluous
Milieu
Bi-polar
8. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Ameliorate
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Acerbic
Euphemism
9. Disparaging - belittling
Disingenuous
Collegial
Apocryphal
Pejorative
10. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
E.g.
Patrician
Abrogate
Diction
11. Extravagant exaggeration
Forbearance
Hyperbole
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Myopic
12. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Symbiotic
Indolent
Allegory
Succinct
13. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Collegial
Syntax
Facetious
Proclivity
14. Bitterly sarcastic
Sardonic
Capricious
Avarice
Superfluous
15. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Demagogue
NB
Banal
16. Being everywhere
Vilify
Logomachy
Ubiquitous
Supercilious
17. Having only one side
Scintilla
Requisite
Unilateral
Didactic
18. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Aphorism
Avarice
Syntax
Pecuniary
19. Whimsical; changeable
Capricious
Ephemeral
Ameliorate
Ellipsis
20. The use of trickery to deceive
Limited liability companies
E.g.
Pedantic
Chicanery
21. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Acumen
Acrimony
Pecuniary
Apocryphal
22. To make or grow better
Salient
NB
Sardonic
Ameliorate
23. Brief - concise
Succinct
Didactic
Cadre
Capricious
24. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Puerile
Tautological
Indolent
Acerbic
25. Favoring social equality
Egalitarian
Tautological
Fortuitous
Caveat
26. A chain; a succession
Loquacious
Aphorism
Succinct
Concatenation
27. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Ubiquitous
Concatenation
Obviate
Iconoclast
28. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Tautological
Acrimony
Sardonic
Demagogue
29. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Euphemism
Indolent
Simile
Aphorism
30. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Superfluous
Renege
Syntax
Bi-polar
31. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Acrimony
Pedantic
Banal
Syntax
32. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Superfluous
Facetious
Proclivity
Nefarious
33. Lofty with pride
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Ephemeral
Collegial
Supercilious
34. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Pedantic
i.e.
Iconoclast
Chicanery
35. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Egalitarian
Exiguous
Eclectic
Acerbic
36. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Superfluous
Fortuitous
Apocryphal
37. Having bounds
Finite
Concatenation
Apocryphal
Adumbrate
38. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Proclivity
Nefarious
Erudite
Simile
39. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Syntax
Egalitarian
Reticent
Verve
40. An indispensable thing
Sine qua non
Ethereal
Consanguineous
Eclectic
41. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Plenary
Salient
Limited liability companies
Lexicon
42. Necessary; indispensable
Exiguous
Arcane
Requisite
Equivocate
43. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Euphemism
Vilify
Avarice
Aphorism
44. Commonplace; trivial
Pusillanimous
Banal
Egalitarian
Myopic
45. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Supercilious
Chortle
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Cadre
46. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Fortuitous
Forbearance
Prevaricate
Ethereal
47. Extremely scanty (bare)
Verve
Exiguous
Logomachy
Symbiotic
48. Very talkative
Plenary
Sardonic
Vilify
Loquacious
49. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Collegial
Binary
Arcane
Equivocate
50. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Allegory
Avarice
Eclectic
Indolent
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