behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade (someone).
abdicate:
(of a monarch) renounce one's throne.
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, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
nomenclature: the devising or choosing of names for things, esp. 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.
