Monday, October 13, 2014

Vocabulary 6

Abase: to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade. Ex: The demotion did not abase his credibility with his peers.
Abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner. Ex: The king abdicated position when he grew too old.
Abomination: anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred. Ex: The stitched horror could only be known as an abomination.
Brusque: abrupt in manner; blunt; rough. Ex: But his brusque and haughty demeanor to his equals made him many enemies.
Saboteur: a person who commits or practices sabotage. Ex: The ship sunk due to a group of saboteurs.
Debauchery: excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance. Ex: I committed many debaucheries. 
Proliferate: to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation. Ex: The cells proliferated over time.
Anachronism: something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time. Ex: The Wolverine is a good example of an anachronism.
Nomenclature: a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc. Ex: But progress was made difficult, in consequence of the clumsy and irregular nomenclature employed.
Expurgate: to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable. Ex: He expurgated his actions.
Bellicose: inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. Ex: The bellicose noises made for war now were silent then.
Gauche: lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless. Ex: Gauche adolescent, completely unsure of herself.
Rapacious: given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed. Ex: His rapacious hunger built as his fangs began their descent.
Paradox: a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. Ex: Paradoxes can cause an Artificial Intelligence to destroy itself.
Conundrum: a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words. Ex: The Riddler used many conundrums against Batman.
Anomaly: a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Ex: There was a strange anomaly in the design of the building.
Ephemeral: lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory. Ex: He was looking for both ephemeral ponds and permanent water-bodies containing fish.
Rancorous: bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice. Ex: All this question achieves is endless rancorous bickering
Churlish: like a churl; boorish; rude. Ex: I didn't want to sound churlish on his page.
Precipitous: of the nature of or characterized by precipices. Ex: Through a deep, narrow gorge with precipitous sides.

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