Vocabulary
Depravity- moral corruption
Her classmates were shocked at her depravity
Antonym- Morality
A hot political topic is the morality of the bill.
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Gravity- Seriousness
There was a gravity tone to his voice.
Antonym- Frivolity
The teacher didn't accept the frivolity
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Banal- unoriginal; ordinary
She described the day as banal.
Antonym- Fresh
She brought new and fresh ideas to the group.
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Extol- to praise
She extolled the idea of eating healthy.
antonym- desanctify
They didn't want the church to be desanctified .
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Euphony- pleasant sound
The wind chimes were euphonic.
antonym- discordant
She played the cords, but they were discordant.
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Deride- to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
She thought the award was pathless, therefore she derided.
antonym-approve
He approved of the idea.
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insipid- dull; banal
The party was insipid.
antonym- flavorful
The meal was very good and flavorful.
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Austere- unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
The child was mad at her parents because she claimed they were austere.
Antonym- gentle
The lotion was gentle on the baby's delicate skin
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expedite- to make faster or easier
The students didn't want the teacher to expedite the lesson.
Antonym- Block
Her laughter blocked me from hearing the conversation.
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Heresy- an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs.
The organization was accused of heresy against the Church.
Antonym-Orthodoxy
Her ideas and beliefs were very orthodoxy.
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