The definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others." Used in a sentence: Audrey used her innocent baby brother as a scapegoat for the missing cookies. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for corrosive is "Bitingly sarcastic.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."

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 pallid is "lacking color.", the definition for perception is "Capacity for seeing or understanding.", and the definition for regale is "To amuse."

The definition for buffoonery is "Foolish behavior." Used in a sentence: Clarence, an irrepressible comic, was held after cass for his buffoonery. The definition for corroborate is "to support with evidence.", the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

The definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight." Used in a sentence: The general devised a cunning strategy to outfox the enemy. The definition for penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for exasperation is "The state of being irritated.", and the definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt."

The definition for commemorate is "To mark by a ceremony." Used in a sentence: Each year, the Franklins commemorate their anniversary by visiting the site of their first date. The definition for duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language."