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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
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