Using Word Study for Ownership! A teacher example ramifications What does this mean? How can it be used? When would I use it? In what situations? Synonyms noun A related problem: the ramifications of procrastination. When I want to explain the negative result of something. When I want to help someone think past the moment they are making a decision. Consequence, offshoot, result reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive. Write a few sentences using the word: What personal connections can I make? cause Antonyms He did not think of the ramifications of cheating on the test; he just knew he needed an A to boost his GPA. No one really anticipated the extent of the ramifications Sandy would have; rebuilding the shore will be difficult. Situations in which people may use ramifications: Parents disciplining children The Dean administering consequences Teens giving advice to friends pernicious What does this mean? How can it be used? Adjective Causing harm or ruin When would I use it? In what situations? When I want to describe a person who has intentionally wronged me. When I want to describe a villain in literature or a movie. Synonyms Deadly, fatal, lethal, maleficent, nefarious, Wicked, venomous, toxic, sinister, malicious, destructive reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive. Write a few sentences using the word: One of my favorite lines in Hamlet is when he refers to his toxic mother as, most pernicious woman! The pernicious queen in Sleeping Beauty is aptly named Maleficent. What personal connections can I make? Situations in which people may use pernicious: Lawyers explaining people who commit violent crimes to the jury A 17 year old describing the parent who wont extend curfew. Antonyms Helpful, kind, loving, constructive, What does this mean? How can it be used? When would I use it? In what situations? Synonyms reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive. Write a few sentences using the word: What personal connections can I make? Antonyms What does this mean? How can it be used? When would I use it? In what situations? Synonyms reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited, diffident, shy; uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, quiet, taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive. Write a few sentences using the word: What personal connections can I make? Antonyms