The definition for onset is "Beginning." Used in a sentence: Crocuses bloom at the onset of spring, sometimes even before the snow melts. The definition for pretense is "false intention or purpose.", the definition for disdain is "Feeling of contempt.", and the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive."

The definition for finite is "Having definite limits." Used in a sentence: The exasperated mother had finite patience for her toddler's tantrums. The definition for flagrant is "noticeably offensive.", the definition for servile is "Fearfully submissive.", and the definition for retroactive is "effective as of a prior time or condition."

The definition for inauspicious is "Not favorable." Used in a sentence: Gary believed the black foreboding sky was an inauspicious sign. The definition for stifle is "to repress or discourage.", the definition for obnoxious is "Highly offensive.", and the definition for negate is "To make invalid."

The definition for moderate is "Tending toward the average." Used in a sentence: The best–selling writer was disappointed; his new novel was only a moderate success. The definition for comparable is "similar, equivalent.", the definition for stifle is "To repress or discourage.", and the definition for deferment is "The act of delaying."

The definition for antidote is "Something that relieves or counteracts." Used in a sentence: Veronique found that listening to French music was an antidote for her homesickness. The definition for prominence is "importance.", the definition for proximity is "Closeness.", and the definition for flagrant is "Noticeably offensive."