DO NOW Go over Canterbury Study Guide Review Words! Take out note cards. Go over Canterbury Study Guide Review Words! Synonyms and Antonyms Choosing the Right Word Vocabulary in Context Work on Vocabulary Worksheet (due end of class)
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Abject Adjective Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter Degraded; base; contemptible; cringing; servile; complete and unrelieved Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter Antonyms: lofty, noble, exalted
Agnostic Noun Adjective Synonym: doubter Antonym: believer One who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic Adjective without faith; skeptical Synonym: doubter Antonym: believer
Complicity Noun Synonyms: connivance, collusion Involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice Synonyms: connivance, collusion Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence
Derelict Noun Adjective Someone or something that is abandoned or neglected Adjective left abandoned; neglectful of duty Synonyms: (n) vagrant; (adj) remiss, delinquent Antonyms: (adj) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous
Diatribe Noun Synonyms: harangue, tirade A bitter and prolonged verbal attack Synonyms: harangue, tirade Antonyms: panegyric, encomium, eulogy
Effigy Noun Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness A crude image of a despised person Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness
Equity Noun Synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality 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: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice
Inane Adjective Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous Silly, empty of meaning or value Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound
Indictment Noun Synonyms: charge, accusation The act of accusing; a formal accusation Synonyms: charge, accusation
Indubitable Adjective Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable Certain, not to be doubted or denied Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious
Intermittent Adjective Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random Stopping and beginning again, sporadic Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random Antonyms: continuous
Moot Adjective Synonyms: (adj) debatable, questionable; (v) broach Open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v) to bring up for discussion; (n) a hypothetical law case argued by students Synonyms: (adj) debatable, questionable; (v) broach Antonyms: (adj) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
Motif Noun A principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Neophyte Noun Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie A new convert, beginner, novice Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro
Perspicacity Noun Synonyms: acuity, acumen, discernment Keenness in observing and understanding Synonyms: acuity, acumen, discernment Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness
Plenary Adjective Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted Complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted Antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete
Surveillance Noun Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring A watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
Sylvan Adjective Synonyms: forested, arcadian Pertaining to or characterized of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody Synonyms: forested, arcadian
Testy Adjective Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant Easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant Antonyms: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable
Travesty Noun Verb Synonyms: burlesque, parody, caricature, farce A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex Verb to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion Synonyms: burlesque, parody, caricature, farce