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 epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for immoderate is "Beyond usual or proper limits.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

The definition for duplicity is "Deceptive thought, speech, or action." Used in a sentence: The life of an undercover detective is filed with necessary duplicity. The definition for advantageous is "giving an advantage.", the definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

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 rancorous is "marked by deep ill–will.", the definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts.", and the definition for finite is "Having definite limits."

The definition for flaw is "An imperfection." Used in a sentence: The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value. The definition for finite is "having definite limits.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for elate is "To fill with joy."

The definition for extenuating is "Partially excusing." Used in a sentence: The extenuating circumstance of Calvin's illness caused the teacher to excuse his lateness. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance.", and the definition for precept is "A general rule of action."