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1. Seize the moment
Acerbic
Carpe diem
Cadre
Syntax
2. Having only one side
Caveat
Euphemism
Specious
Unilateral
3. Made up of or combining elements from varying sources
Eclectic
Acrimony
Acerbic
Acumen
4. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Vociferous
Verve
Diction
Apocryphal
5. Whimsical; changeable
Syllogism
Capricious
Pernicious
Chicanery
6. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Probity
Patrician
Chicanery
Indolent
7. Exempli gratia (for example)
Nefarious
E.g.
Egalitarian
Euphemism
8. An amendment to an existing will
Codicil
i.e.
Simile
Ellipsis
9. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Concatenation
Superfluous
Limited liability companies
Abrogate
10. Full; entire; complete
Plenary
Supercilious
Levity
Caveat
11. To prevent by interception
Egalitarian
Avarice
Finite
Obviate
12. To divide into two parts or branches
Bifurcate
Sojourn
Unilateral
Succinct
13. To go back on a promise or commitment
Sine qua non
Lexicon
Renege
Fortuitous
14. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Levity
Vitiate
Apocryphal
Ubiquitous
15. Bitterly sarcastic
Fortuitous
Facetious
Milieu
Sardonic
16. Lacking in courage and resolution
Forbearance
Acumen
i.e.
Pusillanimous
17. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Indolent
Ethereal
Avarice
Iconoclast
18. Necessary; indispensable
Carpe diem
Tautological
Ellipsis
Requisite
19. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Fait accompli
Syllogism
Requisite
Plenary
20. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Ken
Forbearance
Acerbic
Myopic
21. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Salient
Lexicon
Erudite
Aphorism
22. The use of trickery to deceive
Chicanery
Apocryphal
Probity
Arcane
23. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Ellipsis
Dilatory
Logomachy
Symbiotic
24. Being everywhere
Arcane
Levity
Simile
Ubiquitous
25. To make faulty or imperfect
Collegial
Vitiate
Bifurcate
Inane
26. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Superfluous
Didactic
Bi-polar
Allegory
27. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Cadre
Abrogate
Salient
Milieu
28. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Ellipsis
NB
Superfluous
Equivocate
29. Favoring social equality
Egalitarian
Myopic
Sardonic
Unilateral
30. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Equivocate
Acrimony
Inane
Banal
31. Very talkative
Sine qua non
Pedantic
Loquacious
Abrogate
32. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Visceral
Lexicon
Iconoclast
Limited liability companies
33. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Tautological
Succinct
Disingenuous
Ken
34. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Verve
Myopic
Erudite
Vilify
35. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Verve
Inane
Milieu
Scintilla
36. Id est (that is)
Syllogism
Disingenuous
Milieu
i.e.
37. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Vitiate
Tautological
Aphorism
Euphemism
38. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
Binary
Inchoate
Sine qua non
Pecuniary
39. To depart from or evade the truth
Ethereal
Prevaricate
Scintilla
Finite
40. Commonplace; trivial
Cadre
Limited liability companies
Banal
Scintilla
41. An indispensable thing
Indolent
Specious
Sine qua non
Chicanery
42. The thing speaks for itself
Ken
Sojourn
Apocryphal
Res Ipsa Loquitur
43. Having bounds
Sardonic
Bifurcate
Finite
Specious
44. Short lived
Ephemeral
Fortuitous
Hyperbole
Vociferous
45. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Allegory
Ken
Chicanery
Bifurcate
46. Course - base - instinctive
Euphemism
Collegial
Codicil
Visceral
47. Disparaging - belittling
Obviate
Carpe diem
Consanguineous
Pejorative
48. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Pedantic
Simile
E.g.
Sojourn
49. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Bifurcate
Ethereal
Binary
Halcyon
50. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Fait accompli
Pusillanimous
Chicanery
Symbiotic
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