Vocab Level G unit 6

Abject

degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
syn: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter

Agnostic

one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; without faith, skeptical
syn: doubter

Complicity

involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
syn: connivance, collusion

Derelict

someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; left abandoned; neglectful of duty
syn: vagrant; delinquent

Diatribe

a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
syn: harangue, tirade

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
syn: justice, fairness, impartiality

Inane

silly, empty, meaning or value
syn: idiotic, moronic, fatuous

Indictment

the act of accusing; a formal accusation
syn: charge, accusation

Indubitable

certain, not to be doubted or denied
syn: unquestionable, indisputable

Intermittent

stopping and beginning again, sporadic
syn: fitful, spasmodic, random

Moot

open to discussion and debate, unresolved, to bring up for discussion
syn: debatable, questionable, broach

Motif

a principal idea, feature, theme, or element

Neophyte

a new convert, beginner, novice
syn: tenderfoot

Perspicacity

keenness in observing and understanding
syn: acumen, discernment

Plenary

complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute
syn: unrestricted

SurveillanceSylvan

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
syn: arcadian

Testy

easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
syn: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant

Travesty

a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise
syn: burlesque, caricature, farce