The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for appalling is "inspiring dismay or disgust.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased."

The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."

The definition for incidental is "Minor." Used in a sentence: The accountant advised Justine not to report her incidental expenses. The definition for promote is "to contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for pretentious is "Making unjustified claims."

The definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse." Used in a sentence: Tamar, a shoe fanatic, could not resist the compulsion to buy the shiny red boots. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for fidelity is "State of being faithful."

The definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective." Used in a sentence: Arguing with Andrew is futile because he never changes his mind. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards.", and the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp."