The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

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 archaic is "characteristic of an earlier time.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for gargantuan is "Gigantic."

The definition for ethical is "Conforming to accepted standards." Used in a sentence: Mary did the ethical thing and turned in the diamond necklace she found. The definition for rail is "to scold in harsh language.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

The definition for genial is "Sympathetic, friendly." Used in a sentence: The genial host warmly greeted his many guests. The definition for liability is "a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.", the definition for pallid is "Lacking color.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for avian is "relating to birds.", the definition for egotist is "Self–important person.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."