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 incisive is "impressively direct and decisive.", the definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur.", and the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty."

The definition for awe is "Emotion combining dread and wonder." Used in a sentence: Charlie was in awe of his uncle, a professional football player and chess champion. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for epitaph is "Brief statement honoring a dead person.", and the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable."

The definition for equitable is "Fair and equal." Used in a sentence: The judge made an equitable decision dividing the estate evenly among the sisters. The definition for corrective is "intended to correct.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

The definition for derivative is "Lacking originality." Used in a sentence: Critics panned the movie as a derivative version of last year's Best Picture. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for eloquent is "Fluent, expressive."

The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for revoke is "To cancel by taking back.", and the definition for comparable is "Similar, equivalent."