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 duplicity is "deceptive thought, speech, or action.", the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality.", and the definition for clarity is "Clearness."

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 facade is "false or superficial appearance.", the definition for pomp is "Showy display.", and the definition for brandish is "To shake or wave menacingly."

The definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse." Used in a sentence: The impenitent criminal received a harsh penalty, but his remorseful accomplice was released. The definition for derivative is "lacking originality.", the definition for demean is "To lower status.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."

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 obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for cunning is "Showing clever insight.", and the definition for rancorous is "Marked by deep ill–will."

The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for epitaph is "brief statement honoring a dead person.", the definition for elusive is "Hard to grasp.", and the definition for raspy is "rough, grating."