The definition for incumbent is "Necessary as a duty or responsibility." Used in a sentence: It was incumbent on Jack to attend his father's retirement party. The definition for rhapsody is "state of great happiness.", the definition for repel is "To resist, reject.", and the definition for inflammatory is "Tending to excite anger."

The definition for dubious is "Questionable." Used in a sentence: Karl found Kevin's claim that he was sick dubious, as he had just seen him playing football. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for mandate is "An official order or commission to do something."

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 ecstatic is "overwhelmingly emotional.", the definition for recrimination is "A retaliatory accusation.", and the definition for punctual is "On time."

The definition for derelict is "Abandoned." Used in a sentence: The derelict house was condemned as a public hazard. The definition for opportune is "suitable or convenient.", the definition for manifest is "Obvious.", and the definition for flaw is "An imperfection."

The definition for negate is "To make invalid." Used in a sentence: Paula negated Tiffany's argument by proving that her main premise was false. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for supple is "Flexible."