The definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship." Used in a sentence: The manager hoped the retreat would increase the camaraderie among the feuding workers. The definition for insolence is "boldness or rudeness.", the definition for composed is "Calm.", and the definition for catastrophic is "Relating to extreme misfortune."

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 conduit is "means for transmitting or distributing.", the definition for opportune is "Suitable or convenient.", and the definition for egotist is "Self–important person."

The definition for augment is "To make greater." Used in a sentence: Wanda read the dictionary every night to augment her vocabulary. The definition for placebo is "an inactive substance used in medical testing.", the definition for rhapsody is "State of great happiness.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."

The definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt." Used in a sentence: The arrogant writer did not hide his disdain for his uneducated dinner companion. The definition for melodious is "having a pleasing melody.", the definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty.", and the definition for impenitent is "Lacking remorse."

The definition for pretense is "False intention or purpose." Used in a sentence: The jewel thief entered the mansion under the pretense of fixing a leaky faucet. The definition for colossal is "immense, enormous.", the definition for eulogy is "Speech or writing in praise of deceased.", and the definition for melodious is "Having a pleasing melody."