AP Lang Vocabulary VI

abject

(adj) degraded, base, contemptible, servile

agnostic

(n/adj) one who believes that nothing can be known without God; without faith, skeptical

complicity

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

derelict

(n/adj) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

diatribe

(n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

effigy

(n) a crude image of a despised person

equity

(n) state of being just, fair, or impartial; the money value above and beyond any mortgage or other claim

inane

(adj) silly, empty of meaning or value

indictment

(n) the act of accusing a formal accusation

indubitable

(adj) certain, not to be doubted or denied

intermittent

(adj) stopping and beginning again sporadic

moot

(adj/v/n) open to discussion, to bring up for discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by law students

motif

(n) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominate figure in a design

neophyte

(n) a new convert, beginner

perspicacity

(n) keenness in observing and understanding

plenary

(adj) complete in all aspects or essentials; attended by all qualified members

surveillance

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

sylvan

(adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests

testy

(adj) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

travesty

(n/v) a grotesque or inferior imitation; a disguise; to ridicules by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion; (synonyms: parody, caricature, farce)