Week 5

1. Depravity

Definition: Moral corruption


Cheating on a test is a depravity.

Antonym: Virtue


She had good virtues and studied for all of her tests.

2. Gravity

Definition: Seriousness


A sense of gravity washed over the crowd at the funeral.

Antonym: Lightheartedness


The circus is surrounded by lightheartedness.

3. Banal

Definition: Unoriginal; ordinary


Her dress was banal compared to what Lady Gaga wears.

Antonym: Original


Lady Gaga is original in her choice of clothing.

4. Extol

Definition: To praise

Catholics extol God.

Antonym: Reprimand


He was reprimanded for stealing the cookie.

5. Euphony

Definition: Pleasant sound


The guitar produced an euphony.

Antonym: Cacophony


Nails on a chalkboard is a cacophony.

6. Deride

Definition: To ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously


They derided her for dying her hair pink.

Antonym: Approve


The school approved of wearing sweatshirts in class.

7. Insipid

Definition: Dull; banal


The insipid knife could only cut through vegetables.

Antonym: Tasty


The tasty cake left us wanting more.

8. Austere

Definition: Unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money


The austere furniture went with any floor color.

Antonym: Gentle


The gentle kitten tired easily.

9. Expedite

Definition: To make faster or easier


Skis expedite going down a mountain.

Antonym: Delay


The traffic caused a delay.

10. Heresy

Definition: An opinion violently opposed to established beliefs


He was preaching heresies.

Antonym: Orthodoxy


The orthodoxies of the Church are practiced by Catholics.