Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Vocab #8

Abase: to lower rank

Abdicate: to relinquish formally

Abomination: to cause disguist

Brusque:Abrupt and curt in manner or speech

Saboteur: one who commits sabotage

Debauchery: Archaic Seduction from morality, allegiance, or duty.

Proliferate: To increase or spread at a rapid rate

Anachronism: The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.

Nomenclature: A system of names used in an art or science

Expurgate: To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication

Bellicose: Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament

Gauche : Lacking social polish

Rapacious: Taking by force

Paradox: a statement that may or may not be true.

Conundrum: A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun

Anomaly: Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.

Ephemeral: Lasting for a markedly brief time

Rancorous: Bitter

Churlish: Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable

Precipitous: Resembling a precipice; extremely steep

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