The definition for salvage is "To save from ruin." Used in a sentence: After the fire, Mrs. Han tried to salvage her family photos from the wreckage. The definition for absolve is "to forgive; to free from guilt.", the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for exalt is "to elevate by praise.", the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile.", and the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner."

The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

The definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless." Used in a sentence: The impatient Zoe found the longwinded lecture interminable. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for awe is "emotion combining dread and wonder.", the definition for euphoria is "Feeling of great happiness.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."