The Synonym & Antonym Word Encounters used these six selected words from Session #127-Level 3:degradation, regressive, transgression, momentum, demotion and decadent.
The sentences below reinforce your understanding of these words.
1. Adults should never be allowed to inflict either emotional or physical DEGRADATION on small children who can not easily fend for themselves.
2. When Tim's sister was born, his REGRESSIVE behavior (babytalk) was of great concern to his parents until the physician explained that this reaction was "normal".
3. The police officer was able to list 5 TRANSGRESSIONS that the young offender had committed which meant that Sam would now be remanded to juvenile court.
4. As the volleyball players tied the score, the wildly cheering hometown crowd provided tremendous encouragement and just the MOMENTUM necessary for a win!
5. While John was fortunate not to be fired from his job, the DEMOTION was demoralizing enough so that he anticipated looking for another position as soon as possible.
6. Did you taste that DECADENT chocolate confection made up of 6 layers of cake, gooey fudge and delicious caramel frosting with 2 scoops of ice-cream?
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