JV572 (Incursion and Integral)

INCURSION (noun)
an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one. hostile invasion of a territory
Synonyms: invasion, intrusion, attack, raid, infiltration, violation, encroachment
Antonyms: protection, defense, exit

Examples:
- The military’s plan called for a quick and unexpected incursion into the neighboring country.
- The police incursion into the suspected drug dealer’s home turned up a large number of illicit drugs.
- The incursion took everyone by surprise; no one had expected the attack.

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INTEGRAL (adjective)
1. being a necessary component of a greater whole; 2. made up of separate parts to form a whole; 3. being complete, without anything missing

Synonyms: fundamental, necessary, indispensable, interdependent, interrelating,
Antonyms: unnecessary, dispensable, unimportant, incomplete

Examples:
- Computers are quickly becoming an integral part of every school
- To many, a dog is an integral part of the family.
- A solid marketing campaign is integral to the success of this business.
- Daily exercise is integral to a healthy lifestyle.

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JV571 (Propagate and Satire)

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PROPAGATE (verb)
1. to produce (a new plant) from a parent plant, or (of a plant or animal) to reproduce ?2. To propagate (ideas, opinions, or customs) is to spread them among people, or to spread them to other places.

Synonyms: reproduce, breed, procreate, engender, multiply, distribute, disperse,

Antonyms: destroy, suppress

Examples:
- The new CEO tried to propagate his ideals throughout the company.
- The book had many useful techniques for propagating plants.
- Shell recently developed a program that focuses on the propagation of renewable energy.
- Tabloids make money by propagating rumors and information about celebrities.
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SATIRE (noun)
1. use of wit to criticize behavior: the use of wit, especially irony, sarcasm, and ridicule, to criticize faults. 2. literary work using satire: a literary work that uses satire, or the branch of literature made up of such works

Synonyms: lampoon, ridicule, irony, parody, mockery, sarcasm, wit, spoof
Antonyms: tragedy, drama

Examples:
- Joanne’s play was a biting satire on life in the 80s.
- The office is satire on corporate culture.
- John loves satirical comic strips that point out the humor of everyday life
- I went to see a a satire about the music industry in which a handsome but untalented youth is turned into a rock star

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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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