The definition for nurture is "To further the development of." Used in a sentence: Our cat made a nest of blankets to nurture her newborn kittens. The definition for perception is "capacity for seeing or understanding.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

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 fickle is "lacking constancy, changeable.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

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 futile is "without purpose, completely ineffective.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."