Vocab Unit 6 S&A

abject

S: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter; A: noble, exalted

agnostic

S: (n) doubter; A: (n) believer

complicity

S: connivance, collusion; A: noninvolvement, innocence

derelict

S: (n) vagrant, (adj) delinquent; A: (adj) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

diatribe

S: harangue, tirade; A: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

effigy

S: figure, figurine

equity

S: justice, fairness, impartiality; A: unfairness, bias, prejudice

inane

S: idiotic, moronic, fatuous; A: sensible, meaningful, profound

indictment

S: charge, accusation

indubitable

S: unquestionable, indisputable; A: questionable, debatable, dubious

intermittent

S: fitful, spasmodic, random; A: uninterrupted

moot

S: (adj) debatable, questionable, (v) broach; A: (adj) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

neophyte

S: tenderfoot, tyro; A: veteran, past master, expert, pro

perspicacity

S: acumen, discernment; A: dullness, obtuseness

plenary

S: unrestricted; A: limited, restricted, incomplete

surveillance

S: observation, monitoring

sylvan

S: Arcadian

testy

S: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant; A: imperturbable, unexcitable

travesty

S: (n) burlesque, caricature, farce