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Morphology What The Dictionary Says Synonym/Antonym

Sentence From The Text

ProfaneDisrespecting anddesecrating a scared objector place.

Vulgar, abusive,nasty, obscene

The pastor was upset at Ricky for being profane during a religious discussion at the church.

Clean, moral, pure, holy, polite,religious

Trifling Small or unimportant.

Disregarded,trivial, petty,minor,insignificant

The sun exploding is anything but a trifling matter.

Important, major,significant,worthwhile,

paramount

SaucyShowy and standing out.

Cheeky, forward,disrespectful,

bold, brazen, brash

The code of conduct does not advocate saucy clothing in school.

Respectful, kind, polite

LanguishTo be or become weak orfeeble; lose strength orvigor.

Deteriorate,

dwindle, fail,faint, weaken

Our war cries helped us turn the tide of the battle and

the enemy started to languish in their resolve to win.

Build, develop,grow

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Pernicious

Causing great harm;destructive

Damaging,dangerous,hostile, toxic,ruinous, harmful,destructive

Having Miley Cyrus become an idol for our younggeneration of children is undoubtedly one of the mostpernicious mistakes an adult could make.

Advantageous,good, harmless,

beneficial,healthy

Word (Part ofSpeech) Morphology What The Dictionary Says Synonym/Anton

ymSentence From the Text

PortentousOf the nature of orconstituting a portent;foreboding

Foreboding,ominous, destined

The convict in court was definitely anxious andportentous for his sentence.

Unclear,unknowing,

Prodigious

Extraordinary; marvelous

Amazing,astonishing,astounding,exceptional,

phenomenal

It is mind boggling how a 9-year-old could be soprodigious and obtain a black belt in taekwondo in

just under 3 years.

Common,expected,conventional,normal, plain,ordinary

ValiantPossessing valor; brave.

Courageous,fearless, gallant,gutsy, heroic

Even though the enemy team had far more playersthan us, we still managed to beat them with purevaliance and wit.

Afraid, cowardly,fearful, meek

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PosterityFuture or succeedinggenerations

Descendants,family, heirs,lineage, children

Timothy sometimes wonder if his posterity willremember him when he dies.

Parent, past

ImpetuousLiable to act withoutconsideration.

Rash, ardent,impulsive

The tank driver was impetuous and nearly went overa mine field before the commander told him to pull

back.

Cautious, calm