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 defiant is "showing bold resistance.", the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity.", and the definition for surplus is "Excess."

The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for equitable is "fair and equal.", the definition for negate is "To make invalid.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

The definition for flaw is "An imperfection." Used in a sentence: The otherwise perfect diamond had a tiny flaw that reduced its value. The definition for prune is "to reduce by removing excess.", the definition for disconcert is "To throw into confusion.", and the definition for redouble is "To make twice as great."

The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for clairvoyance is "ability to see things beyond ordinary perception.", the definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance.", and the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient."

The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for epistolary is "Contained or carried on in letters.", and the definition for embellish is "To decorate."