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1. An amendment to an existing will
Iconoclast
Pecuniary
Codicil
Sojourn
2. To sketch - outline in a shadowy way
Renege
Adumbrate
Pejorative
Syllogism
3. Brief - concise
Succinct
Codicil
Binary
Ellipsis
4. To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
Exiguous
Lexicon
Pusillanimous
Equivocate
5. Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
Patrician
Ken
Metaphor
Dilatory
6. An indispensable thing
Bi-polar
Inane
Sine qua non
Puerile
7. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas of institutions
Verve
Egalitarian
Iconoclast
Salient
8. Very talkative
Euphemism
Pejorative
Plenary
Loquacious
9. Frivolity (not serious or sensible)
Levity
Demagogue
Syntax
Arcane
10. The thing speaks for itself
Supercilious
Fait accompli
Codicil
Res Ipsa Loquitur
11. Energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas
Ameliorate
Verve
Egalitarian
Nefarious
12. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences
Syntax
Pejorative
Inane
Levity
13. Commonplace; trivial
Sardonic
Banal
Aphorism
Prevaricate
14. Whimsical; changeable
Indolent
Capricious
Inchoate
Sine qua non
15. Relating to money
Ethereal
Acerbic
Pecuniary
Superfluous
16. Full; entire; complete
Equivocate
Plenary
Logomachy
Didactic
17. Partially but not fully in existence or operation
Obviate
Eclectic
Inchoate
Bifurcate
18. Id est (that is)
Vilify
Bifurcate
i.e.
Scintilla
19. Having only one side
Avarice
Unilateral
Pedantic
Myopic
20. Avoiding labor and exertion; lazy
Bifurcate
Egalitarian
Pecuniary
Indolent
21. To make faulty or imperfect
Supercilious
Ubiquitous
Simile
Vitiate
22. Noticeable; also - projecting; also - leaping
Avarice
Pedantic
Plenary
Salient
23. Understood by only a few
Allegory
Arcane
Eclectic
Ameliorate
24. To prevent by interception
Obviate
Carpe diem
Tautological
Inane
25. Wicked in the extreme
Nefarious
Collegial
NB
Limited liability companies
26. A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion - prejudice - etc. - in order to achieve power
Symbiotic
Demagogue
Bifurcate
Prevaricate
27. Quickness of perception or discernment (understanding)
Erudite
Forbearance
Acumen
Scintilla
28. Bitterly sarcastic
Apocryphal
Sardonic
Reticent
Aphorism
29. Sharp - biting - or acid in temper - expression - or tone
Acerbic
NB
Adumbrate
E.g.
30. Being everywhere
Erudite
Puerile
Ubiquitous
Probity
31. A temporary stay; a brief period of residence
Sojourn
Pedantic
Capricious
Tautological
32. Nota bene (Latin meaning note well); used to direct attention to something particularly important
Adumbrate
Syllogism
NB
Disingenuous
33. Seize the moment
Carpe diem
Capricious
Plenary
Demagogue
34. Short lived
Bifurcate
Acumen
Ephemeral
E.g.
35. Displaing a lack of maturity
Pejorative
Finite
Puerile
Proclivity
36. Logic: a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise - a minor premise - and a conclusion
Euphemism
Probity
Syllogism
Dilatory
37. Honesty - uprightness
Visceral
Probity
Bifurcate
Chortle
38. Perception; understanding; knowledge
Finite
Inchoate
Ken
Sojourn
39. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy
Salient
Vilify
Didactic
Tautological
40. A person of refined upbringing - manners and taste
Pejorative
Acrimony
Patrician
Capricious
41. Lofty with pride
Salient
Adumbrate
Supercilious
Bi-polar
42. To utter - or express with - a snorting - exultant laugh or chuckle
Supercilious
Eclectic
E.g.
Chortle
43. Course - base - instinctive
Sojourn
Syllogism
Visceral
Consanguineous
44. A relationship of mutual benefit or depencence
Proclivity
Avarice
Symbiotic
Myopic
45. Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components
i.e.
Binary
Logomachy
Apocryphal
46. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
NB
Superfluous
Erudite
Chortle
47. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
Ephemeral
Vociferous
Simile
Disingenuous
48. A stock of terms used in a particular profession - subject or style; a vocabulary
Concatenation
Inchoate
Apocryphal
Lexicon
49. Patience; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
Acerbic
Arcane
Erudite
Forbearance
50. An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact
Lexicon
Fait accompli
Plenary
Allegory
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