Vocab #8

Abase- to reduce or lower; degrade Abdicate- to renounce a throne or seat of power formally Abomination- a vile, detestable action Brusque- abrupt in manner; blunt Saboteur- person who practices sabatoge Debauchery- excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures Proliferate- To increase in number and excessively Anachronism- error in chronological time Nomenclature- names or terms comprising of a set or system Expurgate- amend by removing words Bellicose- eager to fight, hostile Gauche- awkward Rapacious- inordinately greedy Paradox- self-contradicting statement Conundrum- a riddle where the answer usually involves a pun Anomaly- abnormality; peculiarity Ephemeral- short lived Rancorous- full of hostility Churlish- rude; mean Precipitous- extremely steep