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1. Argument over the definition of words
Codicil
Eclectic
Bi-polar
Logomachy
2. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Consanguineous
Verve
Salient
Iconoclast
3. Extremely scanty (bare)
Exiguous
Concatenation
Verve
Iconoclast
4. To make faulty or imperfect
Vitiate
Obviate
Disingenuous
Apocryphal
5. Id est (that is)
i.e.
Adumbrate
Sine qua non
Succinct
6. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Limited liability companies
Adumbrate
Allegory
Ethereal
7. More than is wanted or is sufficient
Superfluous
Myopic
Visceral
Limited liability companies
8. Disparaging - belittling
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Arcane
Pejorative
Demagogue
9. To make vicious and defamatory statements about
Caveat
Vilify
Pecuniary
Proclivity
10. Displaing a lack of maturity
Carpe diem
Abrogate
Puerile
Lexicon
11. Without contents - empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; useless
Symbiotic
Didactic
Inane
Syntax
12. An indispensable thing
Scintilla
Sine qua non
Acrimony
NB
13. Bitter - harsh - or biting sharpness
Inane
Chortle
Prevaricate
Acrimony
14. 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
Pernicious
Bifurcate
Loquacious
Metaphor
15. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Vociferous
Prevaricate
Sojourn
Sardonic
16. A tensely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
Specious
Prevaricate
Aphorism
Acumen
17. Inclined to keep quiet
Reticent
Equivocate
Pernicious
Finite
18. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Pedantic
Disingenuous
Banal
Renege
19. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Capricious
Levity
Succinct
Pecuniary
20. Bitterly sarcastic
Probity
Sardonic
Inchoate
Supercilious
21. A warning or caution
Patrician
Bi-polar
Caveat
Milieu
22. 'tongue-in-cheek-advice' characterized by wit and pleasantry
Probity
Unilateral
Fortuitous
Facetious
23. Environment; setting
Cadre
Milieu
E.g.
Exiguous
24. Related by blood - descended from the same ancestor
Renege
Bi-polar
Abrogate
Consanguineous
25. Exempli gratia (for example)
Symbiotic
E.g.
Pusillanimous
Vociferous
26. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Concatenation
Demagogue
Collegial
Fait accompli
27. A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
Cadre
Lexicon
Vociferous
Hyperbole
28. Having bounds
Inane
Succinct
Ameliorate
Finite
29. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
Salient
Loquacious
Acerbic
Ethereal
30. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Acumen
Milieu
Lexicon
Succinct
31. Short lived
Erudite
Requisite
Ephemeral
Milieu
32. A chain; a succession
Concatenation
Ephemeral
Arcane
Ameliorate
33. Favoring social equality
Forbearance
Egalitarian
Aphorism
Hyperbole
34. Having only one side
Metaphor
Facetious
Unilateral
Loquacious
35. Commonplace; trivial
Avarice
Concatenation
Banal
Prevaricate
36. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Bifurcate
Pecuniary
Ken
Logomachy
37. Wicked in the extreme
Equivocate
Nefarious
Facetious
Binary
38. A natural inclination; predisposition
Simile
Didactic
Proclivity
Tautological
39. To divide into two parts or branches
Obviate
Hyperbole
Visceral
Bifurcate
40. Relating to money
Prevaricate
Vilify
Pecuniary
Sine qua non
41. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
Tautological
Allegory
Pernicious
42. Of doubtful authority or authenticity
Apocryphal
Pernicious
Concatenation
Succinct
43. (LLC) combine the liability protection of a coorporation with the tax benefits and simplicity of a partnership
Limited liability companies
Iconoclast
Hyperbole
Sardonic
44. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters - figures - or events in narrative - dramatic - or pictorial form
Proclivity
Allegory
Visceral
Syllogism
45. A minute amount; an iota or trace
Puerile
Inchoate
Scintilla
Probity
46. An excessive desire of gain; greediness
Avarice
Syntax
Puerile
Myopic
47. Apparently right; superficiallly fair - just - or correct - but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
Levity
Specious
Halcyon
Diction
48. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
NB
Proclivity
Chortle
Allegory
49. Lacking in courage and resolution
Pusillanimous
Milieu
Didactic
E.g.
50. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Succinct
Levity
Exiguous
Forbearance
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