Embezzle - To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust

You can go to jail for charges of embezzlment.
Emaciate - to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.
Obsolete - no longer in general use

CD players are obsolete.
Obviate - prevent the occurrence of
Penchant - A definite liking; a strong inclination

A laywer has a strong penchant for argueing.
Paucity - smallness of quantity
Sycophant - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
Taut - tightly drawn
Tenuous (adjective) - lacking in clarity

If you do drugs you have very tenuous life.
Tenacity (noun) - persistent determination

The boy had alot of tenacity to do better than his brother at everything