Sadlier Level G Unit 6

abject

degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
syn: wretched, 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; left abandoned; neglectful of duty
syn: vagrant; delinquent
ant: punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

diatribe

a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
syn: harangue, tirade
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
syn: justice, fairness, impartiality
ant: bias, unfairness, prejudice

inane

silly, empty, 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
syn: debatable, questionable, broach
ant: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

motif

a principal idea, feature, theme, or element

neophyte

a new convert, beginner, novice
syn: tenderfoot
ant: veteran, past master, expert, pro

perspicacity

keenness in observing and understanding
syn: acumen, discernment
ant: dullness, obtuseness

plenary

complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute
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
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