Vocab #5

1. Embezzle (verb) - To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust.
2. Emaciate (verb) - To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
3. Obsolete (adjective) - No longer in use
4. Obviate (verb) - To anticipate and dispose of effectively
5. Penchant (noun) - A definite liking; a strong inclination.
6. Paucity (noun) - Smallness of number; fewness.
7. Sycophant (noun) - A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.
8. Taut (adjective) - tight
9. Tenuous (adjective) - Long and thin
10. Tenacity (noun) - The state or quality of holding or tending to hold persistently