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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