The definition for heinous is "Shockingly evil." Used in a sentence: Eduardo's heinous betrayal of Lydia shocked even Latasha, who knew his evil ways. The definition for authoritarian is "favoring absolute obedience to authority.", the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended.", and the definition for punctual is "On time."

The definition for precept is "A general rule of action." Used in a sentence: All the students know Mrs. Brown's strict precept; no talking in class. The definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition.", the definition for oblivious is "Lacking awareness.", and the definition for combative is "Eager to fight."

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 augment is "to make greater.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for finite is "Having definite limits."

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 curtail is "to make less.", the definition for civility is "Politeness.", and the definition for onset is "Beginning."

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 augment is "to make greater.", the definition for drub is "To defeat decisively.", and the definition for untenable is "Not able to be defended."