Ex-I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
abdicate:(of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
Ex-In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor.
abomination:intense aversion or loathing; detestation.
Ex-He regarded lying with abomination.
brusque:abrupt in manner; blunt; rougH.
Ex-A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
saboteur:a person who commits or practices sabotage.
Ex- Don't be a saboteur and run my wedding!
debauchery:excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.
Ex- Debauchery applies to today's youth.
proliferate:to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
Ex- Social organizations proliferate but it is clear that they serve individual yearnings.
anachronism:something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier timw.
Ex-The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
nomenclature:a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
Ex-Avoiding editorialising in the choice of nomenclature is hard.
expurgate:to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable.Ex-Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.bellicose:inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.Ex-The old gentleman was in a bellicose mood as he reminisced.gauche:lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless.Ex-Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
paradox:a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.Ex-This, in the view of the physicist, is a perfect example of the time paradox at work.
rapacious:given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
Ex-Insurance companies are rapacious and are not in the business of optimizing care.
conundrum:anything that puzzles.
Ex- I had a conundrum because I couldn't solve the problem.
anomaly:a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
Ex-If it happens once, it's an anomaly.
ephemeral:lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory.
Ex-The ephemeral joys of childhood.
rancorous:bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Ex-There was no rancor and there were good wishes all around.
churlish:like a churl; boorish; rude
Ex-She had a churlish attitude.
precipitous:a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
Ex-You guys are on the precipice of insanity.
Ex-Insurance companies are rapacious and are not in the business of optimizing care.
conundrum:anything that puzzles.
Ex- I had a conundrum because I couldn't solve the problem.
anomaly:a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
Ex-If it happens once, it's an anomaly.
ephemeral:lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory.
Ex-The ephemeral joys of childhood.
rancorous:bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Ex-There was no rancor and there were good wishes all around.
churlish:like a churl; boorish; rude
Ex-She had a churlish attitude.
precipitous:a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
Ex-You guys are on the precipice of insanity.
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