Vocab

 A concise statement of a general truth (e.g., "Time is money.")

• Ephemeral

• Alphorism

• Obfuscate

• Trenchant

Talking around a subject instead of getting to the point

• Mellifluous

• Alphorism

• Laconic

• Circumlocution

A division between two opposing ideas or things

• Dichotomy

• Laconic

• Obfuscate

• Trenchant

Fundamentally different or distinct

• Paragon

• Disparate

• Trenchant

• Circumlocution

Lasting a very short time; fleeting

• Disparate

• Paragon

• Trenchant

• Ephermal

Using very few words; concise

• Obfuscate

• Laconic

• Mellifluous

• Trenchant

Pleasant, musical, or sweet-sounding

• Laconic

• Mellifuous

• Ephermal

• Paragon

To deliberately make something difficult to understand

• Obfuscate

• Trenchant

• Disparate

• Aphorism

A model of excellence or perfection

• Aphorism

• Dichotomy

• Paragon

• Obfuscate

 Sharp, cutting, or insightful (often used for wit or critique)

• Trenchant

• Obfuscate

• Laconic

• Aphorism