AP Literature Vocabulary Set 6

abject

of the most contemptible kind

agnostic

a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable

complicity

guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense

derelict

a person without a home, job, or property

diatribe

thunderous verbal attack

effigy

a representation of a person

equity

the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial

inane

devoid of intelligence

indictment

an accusation of wrongdoing

indubitable

too obvious to be doubted

intermittent

stopping and starting at irregular intervals

moot

of no legal significance, as having been previously decided

motif

a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

neophyte

a participant with no experience with an activity

perspicacity

the ability to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly

plenary

full in all respects

surveillance

close observation of a person or group

sylvan

relating to or characteristic of wooded regions

testy

easily irritated or annoyed

travesty

a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style