Sadlier Level G Unit 6 Definitions, Synonyms, and Antonyms

abject

adj. degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved

Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter

Antonyms: noble, exalted

derelict

n. someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

Synonym: vagrant

adj. left abandoned; neglectful of duty

Synonyms: delinquent

Antonyms: punctilious, conscientious. scrupulous

diatribe

n. a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

Synonyms: harangue, tirade

Antonyms: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

equity

n. the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim 

Synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality

Antonyms: unfairness, bias, prejudice

indubitable

adj. certain, not to be doubted or denied

Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable

Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious

intermittent

adj. stopping and beginning again, sporadic

Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random

Antonyms: uninterrupted

neophyte

n. a new convert, beginner, novice

Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro

Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro

perspicacity

n. keenness in observing and understanding

Synonyms: acumen, discernment

Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

surveillance

n. a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation

Synonyms: observation, monitoring

testy

adj. easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant

Antonyms: imperturbable, unexcitable 

agnostic

n. one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic

Synonym: doubter

Antonym: believer

adj. without faith, skeptical

complicity

n. involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

Synonyms: connivance, collusion

Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence

effigy

n. a crude image of a despised person

Synonyms: figure, figurine

inane

adj. silly, empty of meaning or value

Synonyms: idiotic, moronic, fatuous

Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound

indictment

n. the act of accusing; a formal accusation

moot

adj. open to discussion and debate, unresolved

Synonyms: debatable, questionable

Antonyms: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

v. to bring up for discussion

Synonym: broach

n. a hypothetical law case argued by students

motif

n. a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

plenary

adj. complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

Synonym: unrestricted

Antonyms: limited. restricted, incomplete

sylvan

adj. pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody

Synonym: arcadian

travesty

n. a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise

Synonyms: burlesque, caricature, farce

v. to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion