Vocabulary VOCABULARY Quiz 100% Level G Unit 6

abject (adjective) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved SYN: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter ANT: lofty, noble, exalted

agnostic (noun) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adjective) without faith, skeptical SYN: (noun) doubter ANT: (noun) believer

complicity (noun) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice SYN: connivance, collusion ANT: noninvolvement, innocence

derelict (noun) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adjective) left abandoned; neglectful of duty SYN: (noun) vagrant; (adjective) remiss, delinquent ANT: (adjective) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

diatribe (noun) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack SYN: harangue, tirade ANT: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

effigy (noun) a crude image of a despised person SYN: figure, figurine, likeness

equity (noun) 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 SYN: justice, fairness, impartiality ANT: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice

inane (adjective) silly, empty of meaning or value SYN: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous ANT: sensible, meaningful, profound

indictment (noun) the act of accusing; a formal accusation SYN: charge,

indubitable (adjective) certain, not to be doubted or denied SYN: unquestionable, indisputable ANT: questionable, debatable, dubious

intermittent (adjective) stopping and beginning again, sporadic SYN: fitful, spasmodic, random ANT: continuous, uninterrupted

moot (adjective) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (verb) to bring up for discussion; (noun) a hypothetical law case argued by students SYN: (adjective) debatable, indisputable, self- evident

motif (noun) a principle idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

neophyte (noun) a new convert, beginner, novice SYN: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie ANT: veteran, past master, expert, pro

perspicacity (noun) keenness in observing and understanding SYN: acuity, acumen, discernment ANT: dullness, obtuseness

plenary (adjective) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members SYN: unlimited, unrestricted ANT: limited, restricted, incomplete

surveillance (noun) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation SYN: observation, scrutiny, monitoring

sylvan (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody SYN: forested, arcadian

testy (adjective) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation SYN: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant ANT: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable

travesty (noun) 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 SYN: (noun) burlesque, parody, caricature, farce