Pecc- Pej-, Pair- Mal- Neg- UNIT FOUR

To sin, to be flawed PECC-

Synonyms: Sin Offense wrongdoing crime Antonyms: Good deed Act of Kindness A mercy PECCADILLO: NOUN  Examples:  Using profanity in front of parents  Sneaking a cookie before dinner as a child  A late assignment  Taking two parking spots  Definition: a small sin or fault

Lying may be just a peccadillo to you, but to me, it’s major because I can’t trust you again. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: A peccadillo I have committed is… PECCADILLO SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Flawed  Faulty  Blemished  imperfect  Synonyms:  Perfect  Flawless  Spotless  immaculate  Examples:  Mary Poppins  Models who are photoshopped  Miss Manners  The cleanest house in the world  Definition:  Having no flaws

In order for the Huskers to win this game, Tommy Armstrong’s passing must be impeccable. My grandma’s quilt won first place at the fair because the sewing was impeccable. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: The car was impeccable because… IMPECCABLE SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Moral  Decent  Ethical  honorable  Synonyms:  Immoral  Wicked  Corrupt  dishonest  Examples:  Letting someone else take the blame for your wrongs  Working on Sunday  Partying in a church  Definition: Violating a moral law; sinful

The pastor pleaded in his sermon for his parishioners to stop the peccant sin of working on Sunday. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: A peccant activity I will never do is… PECCANT SENTENCES

worse PEJ-, PAIR-

 Antonyms:  Praising  Complimentary  Helpful  encouraging  Synonyms:  Rude  Uncomplimentary  Sneering  belittling  Examples:  Calling names  Bad comments written about you  Negative rumors and stories  Definition:  Negative and critical; insulting

I refused to read any more pejorative s that my ex-best friend sent me. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: Pejorative comments make me feel… PEJORATIVE SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Improve  Fix  Boost  enhance  Synonyms:  Damage  Spoil  Harm  Make worse  Examples:  Drinking/texting impairs driving  Diabetes can impair your vision  Smoking can impair your breathing  Definition:  To weaken something

Some medications can impair your driving. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: Your health can be impaired by… IMPAIR SENTENCES

bad MAL-

 Antonyms:  Praise  Compliment  Honor  applaud  Synonyms:  Slander  Smear  insult  Examples:  Namecalling  Spread rumors  Post rude comments on Facebook  Definition:  to insult; to criticize someone just to be mean

The presidential candidate maligned his opponent in countless negative ads. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: In high school, people most malign each other by… MALIGN SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Attend  Be there  Participate  Synonyms:  Playing hooky  Truant  Shirk  Examples:  Call in “sick” to work or school  Bring in fake doctor’s note  Take a few extra days when you’re no longer that sick  Definition:  Pretending to be sick in order to get out of something

Ferris Bueller is the most famous malingerer, skipping school to spend a day enjoying the sights of Chicago. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: One consequence of malingering is… MALINGER SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Optimism  Cheerfulness  Good health  Well-being  Synonyms:  Depression  Dissatisfaction  boredom  discontent  Examples:  After recovering from a long illness  Winter can bring on malaise  Being out of money or in a bad job  Definition:  A sense of unease/depression; illness

The economy of the 1930’s remained in a long malaise until WWII. My sister fell into a deep malaise for months when she was diagnosed with mononucleosis. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: I have been in a malaise when… MALAISE SENTENCES

To deny, to neglect NEG-

 Antonyms:  Responsible  Careful  Attentive  alert  Synonyms:  Careless  Neglectful  Slipshod  inattentive  Examples:  Not locking your doors  Knowing food was bad and serving it anyway  Knowingly putting people in danger  Not paying attention at work  Definition:  Careless; not attentive when you should be

If you are negligent in maintaining your car, your engine will need to be replaced. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: An employee would be negligent at my business if he/she… NEGLIGENT SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Significant  Major  Considerable  important  Synonyms:  Slight  Small  Tiny  minor  Examples:  A slight scratch on a car after an accident  A few pennies difference on a bill  One question missed on a driver’s test  Definition:  unimportant; insignificant

Chocolate does have some health benefits, but they are mostly negligible. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: The tornado’s damage was negligible because it only… NEGLIGIBLE SENTENCES

 Antonyms:  Reinforce  Strengthen  support  Synonyms:  Cancel out  Undo  Work against  Reverse  Examples:  An injury can negate athletic training  A bad deed can negate your good deeds  An F can negate an A  Definition:  To prove something is false; to make something invalid

An apology cannot negate the rude comments you made about me. FINISH THIS SENTENCE: I don’t want to negate my good reputation at work by… NEGATE SENTENCES