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1. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Exiguous
Allegory
Scintilla
2. Very talkative
Loquacious
Inane
Disingenuous
Eclectic
3. To go back on a promise or commitment
Facetious
Unilateral
Renege
Abrogate
4. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Myopic
Finite
Indolent
Consanguineous
5. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Arcane
Acumen
Concatenation
Apocryphal
6. Having only one side
Visceral
Exiguous
Unilateral
Obviate
7. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Caveat
Adumbrate
Ubiquitous
Capricious
8. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Euphemism
Cadre
Halcyon
Ubiquitous
9. Whimsical; changeable
Ellipsis
Myopic
Euphemism
Capricious
10. 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
Succinct
Demagogue
Diction
Metaphor
11. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Fortuitous
Inane
Bifurcate
12. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Collegial
Binary
Abrogate
Apocryphal
13. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Fait accompli
Patrician
Limited liability companies
Logomachy
14. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Chortle
Limited liability companies
Iconoclast
Forbearance
15. Having bounds
Finite
Acrimony
Vilify
Indolent
16. Favoring social equality
Loquacious
Egalitarian
Sojourn
Ephemeral
17. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Vilify
Diction
Abrogate
Sine qua non
18. Characterized by a narrow - often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules
Finite
Pedantic
Demagogue
Pusillanimous
19. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Metaphor
Acumen
Sojourn
Bi-polar
20. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Adumbrate
Dilatory
Symbiotic
Consanguineous
21. A chain; a succession
Loquacious
Concatenation
Iconoclast
Abrogate
22. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Scintilla
Collegial
Indolent
Proclivity
23. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Consanguineous
Patrician
Sardonic
Chortle
24. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Pernicious
Aphorism
Unilateral
Vitiate
25. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Cadre
Indolent
Concatenation
Erudite
26. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Sardonic
Pecuniary
Collegial
Erudite
27. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Collegial
Levity
Ameliorate
Abrogate
28. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Levity
Ken
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Indolent
29. Seize the moment
Carpe diem
Limited liability companies
Caveat
Dilatory
30. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Levity
Halcyon
Acerbic
Allegory
31. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Acerbic
Scintilla
Acrimony
Forbearance
32. To make or grow better
Bi-polar
i.e.
Ameliorate
Didactic
33. Exempli gratia (for example)
E.g.
Pejorative
Renege
Obviate
34. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Acrimony
Verve
Sardonic
Codicil
35. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Pedantic
Abrogate
Indolent
Acrimony
36. An amendment to an existing will
Bi-polar
Equivocate
Codicil
Nefarious
37. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Hyperbole
Salient
Apocryphal
Loquacious
38. Argument over the definition of words
Logomachy
Acumen
Collegial
Didactic
39. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Egalitarian
Symbiotic
Ameliorate
Capricious
40. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Egalitarian
Demagogue
Apocryphal
Finite
41. To prevent by interception
Symbiotic
Proclivity
Obviate
Acerbic
42. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Chortle
Acrimony
Salient
Visceral
43. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Vilify
Consanguineous
NB
Puerile
44. Deadly
Superfluous
Aphorism
Obviate
Pernicious
45. A word or phrase by which anything is likened to something else; it's often introduced by 'like' or 'as'
Acerbic
Avarice
Verve
Simile
46. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Abrogate
Cadre
Pernicious
Pecuniary
47. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Facetious
Specious
Vociferous
Cadre
48. Honesty - uprightness
Loquacious
Obviate
Probity
Indolent
49. To depart from or evade the truth
Carpe diem
Vilify
Bifurcate
Prevaricate
50. Extravagant exaggeration
Logomachy
Consanguineous
Loquacious
Hyperbole
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