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 onset is "beginning.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony."

The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

The definition for archetypal is "Characteristic of the original model or perfect example." Used in a sentence: Shakespeare's sonnets are considered archetypal love poems The definition for conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for combative is "Eager to fight.", and the definition for entangle is "To involve in trouble."

The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for prominence is "Importance.", and the definition for pallid is "Lacking color."

The definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent." Used in a sentence: Helen will only accept something of comparable value for her ticket to the concert. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of.", and the definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking."