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1. A chain; a succession
Adumbrate
Acrimony
Concatenation
Ephemeral
2. Whimsical; changeable
Unilateral
Milieu
Capricious
Specious
3. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Vilify
Milieu
Carpe diem
Acrimony
4. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Ameliorate
Dilatory
Supercilious
Ellipsis
5. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Didactic
Adumbrate
Logomachy
6. Deadly
Pernicious
Allegory
Obviate
Prevaricate
7. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Iconoclast
Consanguineous
Finite
Vociferous
8. Seize the moment
Bifurcate
Chicanery
Carpe diem
Res Ipsa Loquitur
9. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
Bi-polar
Halcyon
E.g.
Simile
10. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Obviate
Logomachy
Ken
11. Extravagant exaggeration
Requisite
Lexicon
Prevaricate
Hyperbole
12. A mild or vague word or phrase replacing one considered harsh or offensively direct
Aphorism
Metaphor
Euphemism
Inchoate
13. Lofty with pride
Supercilious
Aphorism
Nefarious
Halcyon
14. Lacking in courage and resolution
Pusillanimous
Finite
Didactic
Ellipsis
15. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Vilify
Ethereal
Acumen
Arcane
16. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Sojourn
Collegial
Lexicon
Proclivity
17. An amendment to an existing will
Iconoclast
Codicil
Nefarious
Acerbic
18. An indispensable thing
Acumen
Sine qua non
Banal
Abrogate
19. A natural inclination; predisposition
Succinct
Renege
Proclivity
Bi-polar
20. Extremely scanty (bare)
Chortle
Exiguous
Capricious
Ephemeral
21. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Equivocate
Salient
Pecuniary
Acumen
22. Brief - concise
Sine qua non
Iconoclast
Consanguineous
Succinct
23. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
Avarice
Erudite
Myopic
Dilatory
24. Having only one side
Proclivity
Unilateral
Aphorism
NB
25. Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
Didactic
Supercilious
Disingenuous
Ethereal
26. To cancel - destroy - revoke - or void
Sine qua non
Abrogate
Symbiotic
Euphemism
27. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Reticent
Equivocate
Indolent
i.e.
28. Happening by chance
Bifurcate
Fortuitous
Vitiate
Simile
29. Id est (that is)
Consanguineous
Avarice
Acumen
i.e.
30. Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
Sine qua non
Consanguineous
Proclivity
Collegial
31. Necessary; indispensable
Bi-polar
Requisite
Pedantic
Pusillanimous
32. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
Simile
Bifurcate
Myopic
Probity
33. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Demagogue
Bi-polar
Pernicious
Inane
34. A warning or caution
Cadre
Requisite
Collegial
Caveat
35. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Nefarious
Forbearance
Visceral
Equivocate
36. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Fait accompli
Tautological
Lexicon
Bi-polar
37. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Puerile
Syllogism
Specious
Didactic
38. Very talkative
Caveat
Iconoclast
NB
Loquacious
39. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Ellipsis
Equivocate
Lexicon
Pejorative
40. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Lexicon
Disingenuous
Levity
Fait accompli
41. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Disingenuous
Sine qua non
Diction
Salient
42. 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
Erudite
Acerbic
Metaphor
Myopic
43. Peaceful - undisturbed - and happy
Indolent
Halcyon
Bi-polar
Res Ipsa Loquitur
44. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Concatenation
Chicanery
Levity
Acumen
45. Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (... or for example)
Superfluous
Ellipsis
Aphorism
Carpe diem
46. Wicked in the extreme
Nefarious
Egalitarian
Milieu
Carpe diem
47. The choice and use of words in speech or writing
Concatenation
Puerile
Diction
Verve
48. Inclined to keep quiet
Pejorative
Chortle
Capricious
Reticent
49. To depart from or evade the truth
Prevaricate
Diction
Pedantic
Superfluous
50. Being everywhere
Pedantic
Apocryphal
Salient
Ubiquitous
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