Vocab #8

abase- to reduce or lower
He abased his head so that he would nt hit it while walking through the door.
abdicate- to renounce a throne, right, or power
There hasnt been any presidents that have abdicated their position of President.
abomination- greatly disliked, intense aversion
Spitting in public is an abomination.
brusque- abrupt, blunt
The teacher gave a very brusque lecture when finding out his students didnt do the homework.
saboteur- a person who commits or practices sabotage
The evil child was a called a saboteur after he tried to catch the room on fire.
debauchery- indulgence in sensual pleasures
The display of art showed so much love and debauchery.
proliferate- to grow or produce by multiplication of parts
The amount of debt our country is in has proliferated over the years.
anachronism- an error in chronology that isnt correct
To say Obama was president in 2001 would be an anachronism.
nomenclature- a set or system of names or terms.
A seating chart is a form of a nomenclature.
expurgate- to amend by removing words deemed offensive.
There isnt a way to make Fifty Shades of Grey an expurgated version.
bellicose- inclined or eager to fight
The angry woman at the party was bellicose when she saw her friend get punched.
gauche- lacking social grace, awkward
The lady at the ball was gauche and stood out.
rapacious- inordinately greedy
The young boy was rapacious when taking candy from his mom.
paradox- a self contradictory and false proposition 
What she was saying, and what the test results showed were a paradox.
conundrum- a riddle, has a pun
Trying to find your way through a corn maze is a conundrum.
anomaly- an odd or strange condition
The quiet boy was an anomaly in his loud erratic family.
ephemeral- lasting a very short time
The beautiful fireworks show was ephemeral but well worth it.
rancorous- full of bitterness 
The old lady was rancorous because all she wanted was to go home to her cat.
churlish- rude, mean
He has a churlish attitude, so the teacher gave him a weeks detention.
precipitous- extremely steep
The precipitous mountain was beautiful when covered with snow.