Depravity - moral corruption
This kind of depravity cannot be tolerated in school.
Antonym: virtue
She is a person of virtue and kindness.
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Gravity - seriousness
The gravity on his face was unmistakable.
Antonym: flippancy
She showed a lack of concern through her flippancy.
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Banal - unoriginal; ordinary
Her outfit was banal and plain.
Antonym: novel
What a novel idea!
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Extol - to praise
Let us extol the name of Jesus, Christ.
Antonym: blame
They mocked him and blamed him for their suffering.
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Euphony - pleasant sound
Your voice has quite a euphony to it.
Antonym: inharmonious
The music teacher admitted that her choir was inharmonious
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Deride - to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
Do not deride him for his religious beliefs.
Antonym: compliment
She received many compliments for her dress.
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Insipid - dull; banal
The lecture was nothing but insipid.
Antonym: flavorful
This meal is flavorful and satisfying.
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Austere - unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
I'm afraid the conditions here are much more austere.
Antonym: lenient
Do you think your parents will be lenient about your punishment?
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Expedite - to make faster or easier
This invention will surely expedite the process.
Antonym: delay
We will have to delay our meeting until another day.
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Heresy - an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
Who is this man who gives such an outrageous heresy?
Antonym: orthodoxy
Surely, this belief follows the orthodoxy of the club.
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