The definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity." Used in a sentence: The turpitude of the villain in the movie offended most audiences. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for stealth is "The act of moving secretly or unnoticed.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

The definition for fraud is "Trick." Used in a sentence: The con man's fraud involved selling swampland to gullible investors. The definition for extant is "currently existing.", the definition for serenity is "Calmness.", and the definition for turmoil is "Extreme confusion, agitation."

The definition for censure is "To find fault with." Used in a sentence: The critical teacher was quick to censure her students for even small mistakes. The definition for heed is "to pay attention to.", the definition for elate is "To fill with joy.", and the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles."

The definition for exception is "A case to which the rule does not apply." Used in a sentence: The teacher made an exception and let Gina eat her snack in class. The definition for trove is "valuable collection.", the definition for unscrupulous is "Lacking principles.", and the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse."

The definition for abate is "Become less in amount or intensity." Used in a sentence: Just when it seemed the rain would never stop, the storm suddenly began to abate. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for raucous is "Noisy, rowdy.", and the definition for scamper is "To run quickly."