Can you use the following words in sentences?

Question

I don't understand their usages: benediction, panacea, denouement, retroactive, and macabre

Answer 1

The Pastor offered a prayer of benediction at the end of the Holiday services.

The salespeoples pay will be retroactive to the beginning of the month.

Answer 2

You're getting this answer from a former English teacher. Hope these sentences help.

The Catholic priest offered a sacred benediction for the poor when he said Mass.

Some people who take herbal medicines think that St. John's Wort is a panacea against depression.

He received a raise in pay that would be retroactive to the first of the moth (it's after the first, so they go back and figure in the time that's already passed where the new wage is in place).

Elvira, Mystress of the Dark, is a macabre figure on television during October and the Halloween season.

You can check out the dictionary definitions at www.m-w.com. That's my favorite place for looking up words.

Answer 3

Benediction: a blessing
as in: the priest offered a benediction to the assembled crowd

Panacea: something soothing (used two ways)
1/ something that solves a problem (usually medical)
as in: Lime juice mixed with honey is a panacea for a sore throat.
2/ a worthless or superficial solution
as in: He thought that the death penalty was a panacea for the crime problem.

Denouement: (French) an uravelling, therefore the unravelling of a mystery
1/ the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
as in: British mystery writers like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle usually culminated their novels with a carefully staged denouement.
2/ the place in the plot at which this occurs. however it isn't often used this way more often it's used like this;
They( the authors) took a great deal of trouble to set the scene of the denouement
3/ the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.
as in: Many of the "locked box" mysteries had unrealistic and artificial denouements

Retroactive: something that has an effect from before it occured
as in Her $500.00 salary increase was made retroactive for the past six months, so she recieved $3000.00 extra in this month's paycheck.

Macabre; Focussed on or pertaining to death, ghastly, gruesome, nasty, morbid
as in: Though he appeared normal, he had a certain macabre fixation on the pictures of war victims and mutilated animals.

I realize that my definition for macabre may raise more questions than it answers, so, apologies if you're confused.

also don't use my examples, your teacher will know you didn't write them.

Go get an "A" :-)

Answer 4

yes: benediction=A benediction (Latin: bene, well + dicere, to speak) is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service.

panacea=In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek Πανάκεια, Panakeia) was the goddess of cures. She was the daughter of Asclepius, god of medicine, and the granddaughter of Apollo, god of healing (among other things).

denouement=In literature, a dénouement (pronounced /deɪnuːˈmɑ̃/) consists of a series of events that follow a dramatic or narrative's climax, thus serving as the conclusion of the story. Conflicts are resolved, creating normality for the characters and a sense of catharsis, or release of tension and anxiety, for the reader. Etymologically, the French word dénouement is derived from the Old French word denoer, "to untie", from nodus, Latin for "knot." Simply put, a dénouement is the unraveling or untying of the complexities of a plot.

retroactive=Retroactive means something happening after the fact. It may refer to:
In fiction, Retroactive continuity or "Retcon"
In Interference theory, Retroactive interference
Retroactive clairvoyance or "postdiction"
In music

Macabre=Macabre is a term applied to a type of artistic or literary works, characterized by a grim or ghastly atmosphere. In these works, there is an emphasis on the details and symbols of death. Macabre themes are often preoccupations in the Goth subculture. Themes are usually deliberate.

Answer 5

The denouement was the priest's benediction, which after all, even though retroactive, is a panacea, even in the most macabre of situations.

Did I get them all?

Answer 6

After the minister offered the benediction, the congregation retired downstairs where they ate like pigs.
The proposed health care reform was thought to be the panacea to most societal ills, but wound up causing nearly as many problems as it solved.
As they began acting out the final scene, its strength as a denouement became readily apparent.
When the courts agreed that his position was valid, the awarded him retroactive backpay throughout the period in question.
He has a rather dark, macabre sense of humor.

(Now look up each word to familiarize yourself with its usage.)

Answer 7

Benediction is a prayer or blessing over a person or thing...the first person's sentence is really good!

Panacea means cure all: She took the panacea thinking it would heal all her pain, not knowing it was a placebo.

Denouement is to denounce or renounce someone or something...that one is tough to use.

Retroactive is to go back and re-do, mostly used as applied to monies: the salespeople sentence in the first answer is also really good.

Macabre is something related to death, decay, etc and usually is applicable as a feeling or environment: The scent of decay made for a macabre setting in the ruined church.

Answer 8

The Bishop gave a Benediction to the faithful, which they thought to be a panacea for thier problems.
The denoument or end of the speech was sort of macabre, as the Bishop said their salvation was retroactive and didn't count for the future.

Answer 9

His best friend gave the benediction at his funeral.

His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.

Clinton's 1993 tax hike was retroactive to the beginning of 1993.

Macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle Ages

Answer 10

Denouement- when the movie was ending it stopped at the denouement.

thats the only word i know out of the words you gave me. hope it helps!!