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 stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority.", and the definition for nurture is "To further the development of."

The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition." Used in a sentence: The retroactive law made even past infractions punishable. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional."

The definition for combustion is "Act of burning." Used in a sentence: Campers must use fire with great caution to prevent combustion of the parched brush. The definition for accessible is "easy to reach or to approach.", the definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony.", and the definition for foil is "One that enhances or underscores by contrast."

The definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation." Used in a sentence: Frank, who was wounded by Sally's remark, made a bitter recrimination. The definition for euphoria is "feeling of great happiness.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for beneficial is "Helpful."

The definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something." Used in a sentence: Martha reluctantly obeyed the mandate to vacate her apartment. The definition for turmoil is "extreme confusion, agitation.", the definition for combustion is "Act of burning.", and the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy."