week five

Depravity

Moral corruption

He was sinking into a life of utter depravity. 

Corruption 

There are rumors of widespread corruption in the city government.


Gravity

Seriousness

The hospital waiting room was filled with the kind ofgravity that inevitably accompanies worry.

Play

Rain held up play for an hour.


Banal

Unoriginal; ordinary

He made some banal remarks about the weather.

 
New

They planted new trees on the campus.


Extol

To praise

The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled.


Desanctify 

He desanctified the church building and converted it into condos.


Euphony 

Pleasant sound

The sound the band played was quite euphony. 

 

Unmusical

The little kid played an unmusical performance.

Deride

To ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously 

My brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place.

 

Love 

She loved her sister very much.


Insipid

Dull; banal

The soup was rather insipid.

 

Tasty

The tasty prospect of getting his revenge after all those years.


Austere

Unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money

They choose austere furnishings for the office.


Gentle 

Your mother has a gentle manner.

Expedite 

To make faster or easier

They've asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits.


Accept 

They offered him the job, and he accepted it.


Heresy 

An opinion violently opposed to established beliefs 

They were accused of heresy.


Conformity 

The corporate culture demands a certain conformity of appearance.

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