Verb:

To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

The cashier absconded with the money

adjective:

strenuous; taxing; requiring significant effort

a life of arduous toil 

adjective:

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

an audacious mountain climber

adjective:

without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

an austere style of writing

taken as given; possessing self-evident truth

an axiomatic truth

adjective:

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

canonical works

adjective:

inclined to change one's mind impulsively 

He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react

verb:

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Thenewspapers were unanimous in their censure of the taxproposal.

adjective:

well-spoken; expressive; articulate

an eloquent orator

noun:

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

 The endless lecture produced anunbearable ennui.

adjective:

improvised; done without preparation

an extemporaneous speech

verb:

loudly attack or denounce

The minister fulminated against legalized vice.

verb:

to praise highly

The student did so well in class, I had to laud her for her efforts. 

adjective:

clear; easily understood

a lucid moment in his madness

adjective:

associated with war and the armed forces

The ancient Romanswere a martial people.

noun:

a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

I assume this is more of a problem with regard to artificially coined neologisms than with words from the spoken language

harmful; injurious

 noxiousfumes.

adjective:

noun:

a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

He is also aware that the play is more than a simple paean of romantic love

noun:

a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

We really enjoyed the actor who did the hilarious parody songs!

noun:

intentional breach of faith; treachery

The king was so shocked at Jason's perfidy that he had him beheaded

verb:

to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

the prattle of children.

to cause or happen before anticipated or required

a precipitate marriage.

noun:

a disposition in favor of something; preference

a predilection for Bach.

noun:

foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring

Brown had the prescience to realize that the public places greater trust in bankers to look after their money, than politicians.

noun:

misgivings; reservations; causes of hesitancy

He has no qualms about lying.

verb:

to disprove; to successfully argue against

When a scientific theory is refuted by scientists, the community accepts that and tries to find another, better theory.

verb:

to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of thediplomatic service.

verb:

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly 

A squandering of public money that maybe the District Auditor should look into.

verb:

to stun, baffle or amaze

He was so stupefied he sat there with his manhood hanging out.

verb:

to block; thwart

The two-tier system is likely to cause confusion and may stymie development

noun:

the combination of parts to make a whole

Vitamin C is required for the synthesis of collagen, an important structural component of blood vessels, tendons, .. .

noun:

a force that causes rotation

The secret to traction is the combination of usable torque and a good rear suspension set-up.

verb:

to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled