The definition for lenient is "Mild or tolerant." Used in a sentence: The judge issued a lenient sentence because it was Frank's first offense. The definition for benevolent is "kind, helpful.", the definition for incisive is "Impressively direct and decisive.", and the definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity."

The definition for straddle is "To favor opposing sides." Used in a sentence: Kia straddled the issue, not wanting to say whether James or Tara was right. The definition for derelict is "abandoned.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for adversary is "One who opposes or resists."

The definition for colossal is "Immense, enormous." Used in a sentence: After pushing with all his might, Frank realized he could never move the colossal boulder. The definition for clarity is "clearness.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for salvage is "To save from ruin."

The definition for promote is "To contribute to the growth or prosperity of." Used in a sentence: The promote peace, the diplomat hosted a talk between the warring nations. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."

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 penurious is "extrememly stingy.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for censure is "To find fault with."