Definitions:
abase - verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abdicate - verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abomination - noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
brusque - adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
saboteur - noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
debauchery - noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
proliferate - verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
anachronism - noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
nomenclature - noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
expurgate - verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bellicose - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
gauche - adj. lacking social polish
rapacious - adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
paradox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
conundrum - noun a difficult problem
anomaly - noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
rancorous - adj. showing deep-seated resentment
churlish - adj. having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
precipitous - adj. characterized by precipices; extremely steep;done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Sentences:
abase - When the student had a choice of either cheating by abasing her honesty and self respect or failing the test she chose the latter.
abdicate - So when she chose to fail the test, she did definitely abdicated her chance of becoming the valedictorian but she kept the trust in herself.
abomination - When the environmentalist heard about the individual's abominating act towards the trees by cutting them and using them for his own benefit, she was more angry than upset.
brusque - When she did not reply to my question, I was surprised at her brusque behavior because she was one of the nicest person I knew.
saboteur - My best friend and I were so close until one of the other girls in the group just became a saboteur and destroyed our trust and friendship.
debauchery - When I found out that there was a party thrown by seniors, as a freshman in college, I knew it was going to be a debauchery, so I refused to go.
proliferate - The business idea provided by the marketing manager of the company, the company proliferated as the buyers absolutely loved the scheme that the company provided.
anachronism - The minute I laid eyes on him, I could not help but think, "Is he an anachronism who accidentally landed in this time period?"
nomenclature - As his mom entered the room, he suddenly changed the nomenclature, so as to not get in trouble for using "that" kind of language.
expurgate - The editor of the newspaper basically expurgated half of her draft of her article.
bellicose - When he saw me with his best friend, he showed a bellicose attitude towards his best friend, as to prove to me that he's better.
gauche - When I first entered high school, I was the biggest gauche one could find in the world - filled with fear and anxiety.
rapacious - After hiking for 4 hours, I walked straight to the kitchen when I entered my house, I rapaciously gulped everything there was in the refrigerator.
paradox - The idea of having someone to always critic your work to guide you to success is the biggest yet the truest paradox one could find in life.
conundrum - For a preteen - entering high school - the biggest conundrum is to fit in.
anomaly - Being unique does not mean that a person is an anomaly.
ephemeral - My dad always says, "Success is ephemeral." You have to learn how to achieve it, then how to maintain it, and then how to cope once you lose it.
rancorous - Obviously you have rancorous hatred towards your archenemy.
churlish - You can't be churlish to others but at the same time expect others to be amiable to you.
precipitous - He is so talented that he doesn't think once before saying yes to mountain biking on a precipitous mountain.
abase - verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abdicate - verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abomination - noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
brusque - adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
saboteur - noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
debauchery - noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
proliferate - verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
anachronism - noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
nomenclature - noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
expurgate - verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bellicose - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
gauche - adj. lacking social polish
rapacious - adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
paradox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
conundrum - noun a difficult problem
anomaly - noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
rancorous - adj. showing deep-seated resentment
churlish - adj. having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
precipitous - adj. characterized by precipices; extremely steep;done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Sentences:
abase - When the student had a choice of either cheating by abasing her honesty and self respect or failing the test she chose the latter.
abdicate - So when she chose to fail the test, she did definitely abdicated her chance of becoming the valedictorian but she kept the trust in herself.
abomination - When the environmentalist heard about the individual's abominating act towards the trees by cutting them and using them for his own benefit, she was more angry than upset.
brusque - When she did not reply to my question, I was surprised at her brusque behavior because she was one of the nicest person I knew.
saboteur - My best friend and I were so close until one of the other girls in the group just became a saboteur and destroyed our trust and friendship.
debauchery - When I found out that there was a party thrown by seniors, as a freshman in college, I knew it was going to be a debauchery, so I refused to go.
proliferate - The business idea provided by the marketing manager of the company, the company proliferated as the buyers absolutely loved the scheme that the company provided.
anachronism - The minute I laid eyes on him, I could not help but think, "Is he an anachronism who accidentally landed in this time period?"
nomenclature - As his mom entered the room, he suddenly changed the nomenclature, so as to not get in trouble for using "that" kind of language.
expurgate - The editor of the newspaper basically expurgated half of her draft of her article.
bellicose - When he saw me with his best friend, he showed a bellicose attitude towards his best friend, as to prove to me that he's better.
gauche - When I first entered high school, I was the biggest gauche one could find in the world - filled with fear and anxiety.
rapacious - After hiking for 4 hours, I walked straight to the kitchen when I entered my house, I rapaciously gulped everything there was in the refrigerator.
paradox - The idea of having someone to always critic your work to guide you to success is the biggest yet the truest paradox one could find in life.
conundrum - For a preteen - entering high school - the biggest conundrum is to fit in.
anomaly - Being unique does not mean that a person is an anomaly.
ephemeral - My dad always says, "Success is ephemeral." You have to learn how to achieve it, then how to maintain it, and then how to cope once you lose it.
rancorous - Obviously you have rancorous hatred towards your archenemy.
churlish - You can't be churlish to others but at the same time expect others to be amiable to you.
precipitous - He is so talented that he doesn't think once before saying yes to mountain biking on a precipitous mountain.
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