English sentences part 4

(have to add sentence for synecdoche)

circumspect

My parents were circumspect when building their house.

synecdoche

Pejorative

The movie described the villain in a pejorative way and made me dislike him from the start.

etymology

In class today we studied the etymology of old English words dating back hundreds of years.

catatonic

My friend entered a catatonic state as soon as we entered the haunted house.

atonement

My sister bought me ice cream as an atonement for stealing my clothes.

pagan

My friend is a Pagan and does not believe in God, or any gods for that matter.

hubris

His hubris gave him the confidence to try and ask out his crush

colloquialism

The student's project was very well done, but she has a hard time not using colloquialisms

parody

My sister did a parody of someone she saw on TV and made our entire family laugh.

quorum

There were not enough people attending the meeting to reach the quorum so they had to reschedule.