The definition for plaudits is "Enthusiastic approval." Used in a sentence: Allison's painting met with plaudits from the critics, who had dismissed her earlier work. The definition for disconcert is "to throw into confusion.", the definition for aerate is "To supply with air.", and the definition for melee is "A tumultuous fight among several people."

The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for nurture is "to further the development of.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for manifest is "Obvious."

The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for gruff is "rough or stern in manner or speech.", the definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior.", and the definition for avian is "Relating to birds."

The definition for periodic is "Occurring at regular intervals." Used in a sentence: The periodic innterruptions of the cuckoo clock prevented Li from concentrating. The definition for straddle is "to favor opposing sides.", the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune.", and the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive."

The definition for beneficial is "Helpful." Used in a sentence: there is no doubt that eating vegetables is beneficial to one's health. The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for fragile is "Delicate.", and the definition for induce is "To influence or cause."