Vocabulary (grade 12) Unit 6A-6B

agnostic (noun)

one who believes that nothing can be known about God

complicity (nount)

involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

effigy (noun)

the crude image of a despised person

inane (adjective)

silly, empty in meaning or value

indictment (noun)

the act of accusing; a formal accusation

moot (adjective)

open to discussion and debate; unresolved

motif (noun)

a principal idea, feature, theme, or element

plenary (adjective)

complete in all aspects or essentials

sylvan (adjective)

pertaining to or characteristic of forests

travesty (noun)

a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation

abject (adjective)

degraded, base

derelict (noun)

someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

diatribe (noun)

a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

equity (noun)

the state of being just; fair or impartial

indubitable (adjective)

certain, not to be doubted or denied

intermittent (adjective)

stopping and beginning again

neophyte (noun)

a new convert; a beginner or novice

perspicacity (noun)

keenness in observing and understanding

surveillance (noun)

a watch kept over a person

testy (adjective)

easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation