Anachronistic- Out of place in a historical time period

Pedantic- Talking down to

Qualify a claim- State the limitations

Vindicate- To clear from blame

Repudiate- To reject

Disseminate- To handout

Diatribe- Bossy/ranting speech

Extol- To praise

Profligacy- Indecent

Curtail- To shorten

Truncate- To shorten

Austerity- Strictness