english 10H-unit 3 vocab

Abject

(adj) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile

Synonyms: wretched, dishonorable

Agnostic

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

(adj) without faith; skeptical

Synonyms: doubter, freethinker

Complicity

(n) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

Synonym: guilt, involvement

Derelict

(n) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

(adj) left, abandoned, neglectful of duty

Synonym: irresponsible, delinquent

Diatribe

(n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

Synonym: abuse, castigation

Effigy

(n) a crude image of a despised person

Synonym: image, model

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.

Synonym: fairness, integrity

Inane

(adj) silly, empty of meaning or value

Synonym: absurd, foolish

Indictment

(n) the act of accusing; a formal accusation

Synonym: allegation, charge

Indubitable

(adj) certain, not to be doubted or denied

Synonym: assured, sure