The definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly." Used in a sentence: The baseball player was fined for brandishing his bat at the opposing pitcher. The definition for mandate is "an official order or commission to do something.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

The definition for surplus is "Excess." Used in a sentence: Trevor decided to freeze the surplus chili for next week's tailgate party. The definition for illuminate is "to make clear.", the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for fragile is "delicate.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

The definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage." Used in a sentence: Amy tried ineffectively to stifle her giggles after she read Susan's note in class. The definition for elusive is "hard to grasp.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for entangle is "to involve in trouble.", the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent.", and the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap."