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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