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