Level g - unit 6

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