Vocabulary building is important for both reading comprehension and writing. Use the following two words (note the part of speech) in one sentence.
disproportionate (adjective) + antipathy (noun)
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Joe felt a strong antipathy toward the disproportionate piece of apple piece his mother had offered him.
Disproportionate body figures in realistic-type works of art were Bob's greatest antipathy.
She has a great antipathy toward things that, she thinks, are disproportionate to her.
Sara: Interesting!
Nadia: Excellent.
Seiko: I'm having a hard time with this one--disproportionate works much better when in modifies an actual noun or when it refers to some clear antecedent.
Mary displayed a disproportionate antipathy toward the newcomers.
The minister’s speech caused a disproportionate antipathy among the opposition leaders.The minister’s speech caused a disproportionate antipathy among the opposition leaders.
Kelly: Good.
Andra: Good.
The obvious antipathy of that teacher led to many of her pupils failing; after two years her student's ages and grade levels were greatly disproportional.
James: Yes, but now complete the thought--disproportional to what?
The obvious antipathy of that teacher led to many of her pupils failing; after two years her student's ages and grade levels were greatly disproportional to each other.
The angry hockey player displayed a disproportionate antipathy towards his opponent.
James: That doesn't really help:-(
(Also note the apostrophe problem).
Bernie: That works.
She has a great antipathy toward the disproportionate parts of
her body after the pregnancy.
Shahinaz: That's an interesting sentence;-)
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