The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for mediate is "to come between parties in order to reconcile.", the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great.", and the definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply."

The definition for avian is "Relating to birds." Used in a sentence: The old man affectionately referred to pigeons as his "avian friends." The definition for facade is "false or superficial appearance.", the definition for scamper is "To run quickly.", and the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation."

The definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority." Used in a sentence: Marco's authoritarian mother never allowed him to watch more than one hour of television a day. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying.", and the definition for flourish is "To make bold, sweeping gestures."

The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for periodic is "occurring at regular intervals.", the definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil.", and the definition for scapegoat is "Someone who bears the blame for others."

The definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back." Used in a sentence: After Kal's father revoked his allowance, he had no money for the movies. The definition for iridescent is "having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible.", and the definition for punctual is "On time."