abject
(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible, cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
abject
Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
abject
Antonyms: lofty, noble, exalted
agnostic
(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith
agnostic
Synonym: (n.) doubter
agnostic
Antonym: (n.) believer
complicity
(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
complicity
Synonyms: connivance, collusion
complicity
Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence
derelict
(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected;
derelict
(adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
derelict
Synonyms: (n.) vagrant; (adj.) remiss, delinquent
derelict
Antonyms: (adj.) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous
diatribe
(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
diatribe
Synonyms: harangue, tirade
diatribe
Antonyms: panegyric, encomium, eulogy
effigy
(n.) a crude image of a despised person
effigy
Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness
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
equity
Synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality
equity
Antonyms: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice
inane
(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
inane
Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
inane
Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound
indictment
(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation
indictment
Synonyms: charge, accusation
indubitable
(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied
indubitable
Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable
indubitable
Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious
intermittent
(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic
intermittent
Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random
intermittent
Antonyms: continuous, uninterrupted
moot
(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved;
moot
(v.) to bring up for discussion;
moot
(n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students
moot
Synonyms: (adj.) debatable, questionable; (v.) broach
moot
Antonyms: (adj.) 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
neophyte
Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
neophyte
Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro
perspicacity
(n.) keenness in observing and understanding
perspicacity
Synonyms: acuity, discernment
perspicacity
Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness
plenary
(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
plenary
Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted
plenary
Antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete
surveillance
(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
surveillance
Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
sylvan
(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
sylvan
Synonyms: forested, arcadian
testy
(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
testy
Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
testy
Antonyms: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable
travesty
(n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex;
travesty
(v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
travesty
Synonyms: (n.) burlesque, parody, caricature, farce