The definition for manifest is "Obvious." Used in a sentence: James finally made his affection manifest when he handed Jessica a red rose. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for methodical is "Performed in an orderly manner.", and the definition for turpitude is "Essential baseness, depravity."

The definition for distortion is "The act of twisting out of shape." Used in a sentence: The story about the actress in the gossip column was a distortion of the truth. The definition for prudent is "marked by wisdom, shrewd.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless."

The definition for extant is "Currently existing." Used in a sentence: Some consider Clint Eastwood the greatest extant American director. The definition for augment is "to make greater.", the definition for belated is "Past the normal or proper time.", and the definition for defiant is "Showing bold resistance."

The definition for lurid is "Causing horror, shocking." Used in a sentence: The lurid photos of the crime scene upset the jury. The definition for repel is "to resist, reject.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for curtail is "To make less."

The definition for comprehensible is "Understandable." Used in a sentence: Shannon spoke slowly so her directions would be comprehensible to her foreign visitor. The definition for drab is "dull, monotonous.", the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin.", and the definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible."