JV570 (Ponderous and Salutary)

PONDEROUS (adjective)
1. Having great weight.
2. Unwieldy from weight or bulk.
3. Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull:

Synonyms: cumbersome, bulky, awkward, dull, tedious, lifeless, heavy, massive, weighty
Antonyms: easy, light, spirited, lively

Examples:
-The movie starts off as quick and exciting, but becomes ponderous and overly serious toward the end.
-Lisa’s heavy-set friend Marc has a slow and ponderous walk.
-Phil’s job had become ponderous, but he needed the money

SALUTARY (adjective)
1. useful: of value or benefit to somebody or something?2. healthful: promoting good health ( formal )
promoting good health or well-being

Synonyms: nutritional, healthful, helpful, favorable, wholesome,
Antonyms: hurtful, harmful, useless

Examples:
- The salutary lesson of never touching a hot stove is usually learned the hard way.
- Marc friends think that the military service had been a salutary experience for him.
- Although Joanne loved her deadbeat boyfriend, she knew he had a less than salutary effect on her life.
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JV 569 (Panegyric and Responsive)

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PANEGYRIC (noun, adjective) praise: extravagant praise delivered in formal speech or writing (n.) a formal speech or writing that is intended to praise; (adj.) expressing praise

Synonyms: (n.) commendation, reward, tribute, award, citation, acclamation, praise, encomium, (adj.) laudatory, flattering, complimentary
Antonyms: (n.) disdain, condemnation, criticism, (adj.) critical

Tips: Panegyric has come to simply denote a public speech of praise.

Examples:
- The tennis player’s panegyric speech to his opponent was seen as a mark of great sportsmanship.
- My friend’s panegyric statements on my birthday were sweet, but a little over-the-top.
- She delivered a panegyric on the President-elect.
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RESPONSIVE (adjective) 1. readily reacting to suggestion or influence; 2. showing emotion in response to something

Synonyms: reactive, receptive, open, amenable, sympathetic, impressionable
Antonyms: unresponsive, indifferent

Tips: When you respond to something or someone, you are being responsive.

Examples:
- The responsive audience gave the comedian confidence.
- She was unresponsive to my questions, and I wasn’t sure if she couldn’t hear me or if she was ignoring me.
- My body was responsive to the antibiotics, and I began to feel better almost immediately.
- My boss was surprisingly responsive to my complaints and promised to improve the situation shortly.

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JV568 (Irresolute and Reprove)

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IRRESOLUTE (adjective)
Uncertain how to act; 2. lacking decisiveness and resolve.
Unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided. Lacking in resolution; indecisive.

Synonyms: indecisive, hesitant, doubtful, faltering, fearful, uncertain

Antonyms: determined, guided, resolute

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REPROVE (noun)
To censure or criticize someone. To voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke. To find fault with.

Synonyms: blame, admonish, chide, rebuke, censure, criticize, reprimand

Antonyms: praise, applaud, congratulate

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