The definition for combative is "Eager to fight." Used in a sentence: The teacher suggested the combative student channel his aggression into boxing. The definition for obnoxious is "highly offensive.", the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", and the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness."

The definition for frugal is "Thrifty, cheap." Used in a sentence: The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. The definition for incongruous is "not harmonious, incompatible.", the definition for punctual is "On time.", and the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable."

The definition for ploy is "A contrived plan." Used in a sentence: Sarah thought George's ploy of borrowing her notes was a cowardly way to ask her out. The definition for heinous is "shockingly evil.", the definition for celebrated is "Widely known, respected.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

The definition for prune is "To reduce by removing excess." Used in a sentence: The candidate pruned his speech so he would not exceed the time limit. The definition for anthology is "a collection of selected literary pieces.", the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse.", and the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively."

The definition for demean is "To lower status." Used in a sentence: The embarrassing photograph demeaned the candidate in the eyes of the voters. The definition for epistolary is "contained or carried on in letters.", the definition for interminable is "Never ending, or seemingly endless.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."