The definition for refurbish is "To brighten or freshen." Used in a sentence: Leeanne cleaned and mended all weekend to refurbish the shabby apartment. The definition for turpitude is "essential baseness, depravity.", the definition for meticulous is "Extrememly careful regarding details.", and the definition for authoritarian is "Favoring absolute obedience to authority."

The definition for regale is "To amuse." Used in a sentence: My clever brother Jeffrey regaled the dinner guests with tales of his adventures. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for condone is "To treat as acceptable.", and the definition for conduit is "Means for transmitting or distributing."

The definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence." Used in a sentence: The diffident student never raised her hand in class, even when she knew the answer. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose.", and the definition for composed is "Calm."

The definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive." Used in a sentence: The manager asked the obnoxious diner to leave the restaurant. The definition for corrosive is "bitingly sarcastic.", the definition for surplus is "Excess.", and the definition for drab is "Dull, monotonous."

The definition for curtail is "To make less." Used in a sentence: Doreen decided to curtail her spending after she bounced a check. The definition for pathos is "sympathetic pity.", the definition for comprehensible is "Understandable.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."