Vocabulay 8

1. abase-to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
2. abdicate-to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner
3. abomination-a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc
4. brusque-abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
5. saboteur-a person who commits or practices sabotage.
6. debauchery-excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
7. proliferate-increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.
8. anachronism-a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
9. nomenclature-the devising or choosing of names for things, esp. in a science or other discipline.
10. expurgate-remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
11. bellicose-demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
12. gauche-lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
13. rapacious-aggressively greedy or grasping.
14. paradox-a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
15. conundrum-a confusing and difficult problem or question.
16. anomaly-something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
17. ephemeral-lasting for a very short time.
18. rancorous-characterized by bitterness or resentment.
19. churlish-rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
20. precipitous-dangerously high or steep. (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration.