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Abject
Degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved syn - Wretches, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter ant - Noble, exalted
Agnostic
One who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic Without faith, skeptical syn - doubter ant - believer
Complicity
Involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice syn - connivance, collusion ant - noninvolvement, innocence
Derelict
Someone or something that is abandoned or neglected syn - vagrant
Diatribe
A bitter and prolonged verbal attack syn - harangue, triade ant - panegyric, encomium, eulogy
Effigy
A crude image of a despised person syn - figure, figurine
Equity
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 syn - justice, fairness, impartiality ant - unfairness, bias, prejudice
Inane
Silly, empty of meaning or value syn - idiotic, moronic, fatuous ant - sensible, meaningful, profound
Indictment
The act of accusing; a formal accusation syn - charge, accusation
Indubitable
certain, not to be doubted or denied syn - unquestionable, indisputable ant - questionable, debatable, dubious
Intermittent
Stopping and beginning again, sporadic syn - fitful, spasmodic, random ant - uninterrupted
Moot
Open to discussion and debate, unresolved To bring up for discussion A hypothetical law case argued by students syn - debatable, questionable, broach ant - undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
Motif
A principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Neophyte
A new convert, beginner, novice syn - tenderfoot, tyro ant - veteran, past matter, expert, pro
Perspicacity
Keenness in observing and understanding syn - acumen, discernment ant - dullness, obtuseness
Plenary
Complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members syn - unrestricted ant - limited, restricted, incomplete
Surveillance
A watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation syn - observation, monitoring
Sylvan
pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody syn - arcadian
Testy
easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation syn - irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant ant - imperturbable, unexcitable
Travesty
A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise syn - burlesque, caricature, farce
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