abase--behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade (someone)
abdicate--voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up
abomination--a thing that causes disgust or hatred
brusque--abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
saboteur--a person who engages in sabotage
debauchery--excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures
proliferate--increase rapidly in numbers; multiply
anachronism--a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned
nomenclature--the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline
expurgate--remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)
bellicose--demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
gauche--lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward
rapacious--aggressively greedy or grasping
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
conundrum--a confusing and difficult problem or question
anomaly--something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected
ephemeral--lasting for a very short time
rancorous--characterized by bitterness or resentment
churlish--rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
precipitous-- dangerously high or steep
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