vocabulary workshop level g unit 6

abject

adj. degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved

synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter

antonyms: noble, exalted

agnostic

n. one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic

adj. without faith, skeptical

synonyms: doubter

antonyms: believer

complicity

n. involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

synonyms: connivance, collusion

antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence

derelict

n. someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

adj. left abandoned; neglectful of duty

synonyms: vagrant; delinquent

antonyms: punctilious, conscientious, srupulous

diatribe

n. a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

synonyms: harangue, tirade

antonyms: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

effigy

n. a crude image of a despised person

synonyms: figure, figurine

equity

n. the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim

synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality

antonyms: unfairness, bias, prejudice

inane

adj. silly, empty of meaning or value

synonyms: idiotic, moronic, fatuous

antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound

indictment

n. the act of accusing; a formal accusation

synonyms: charge, accusation

indubitable

adj. certain, not to be doubted or denied

synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable

antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious

intermittent

adj. stopping and beginning again, sporadic

synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random

antonyms: uninterrupted

moot

adj. open to discussion and debate, unresolved

v. to bring up for discussion

n. a hypothetical law case argued by students

synonyms: debatable, questionable; broach

antonyms: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

motif

n. a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

neophyte

n. a new convert, beginner, novice

synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro

antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro

perspicacity

n. keenness in observing and understanding

synonyms: acumen, discernment

antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

plenary

adj. complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

synonyms: unrestricted

antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete

surveillance

n. a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation

synonyms: observation, monitoring

sylvan

adj. pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody

synonyms: arcadian

testy

adj. easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant

antonyms: imperturbable, unexcitable

travesty

n. a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation

v. to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion

synonyms: burlesque, caricature, farce