Abject (adj)Degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelievedSyn: wretched, miserable, ignobleAnt: lofty, noble, exalted ** rejected people in society

Agnostic (n) (adj)

One who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj) without faith, skepticalSyn: (n) doubterAnt: (n) believer **against belief in God NO God

Complicity (n)Involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accompliceSyn: collusion, connivanceAnt: noninvolvement, innocence *** being an accomplice

Derelict (n) (adj)Someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj) left abandoned; neglectful of dutySyn: (n) vagrant; (adj) remiss, delinquentAnt: (adj) conscientious, scrupulous

Diatribe (n)A bitter and prolonged verbal attackSyn: harangue, tiradeAnt: panegyric, encomium, eulogy **tirade

Effigy (n)A crude image of a despised personSyn: figure, figuring, likeness ***figure

Equity (n)State or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fairSyn: justice, fairnessAnt: injustice, unfairness, bias **equality

Inane (adj)Silly, empty of meaning or valueSyn: vapid, idiotic, moronicAnt: sensible, meaningful, profound **insanely ridiculous

Indictment (n)The act of accusing; a formal accusationSyn: charge, accusation **indicating someone’s guilt

Indubitable (adj)Certain, not to be doubted or deniedSyn: unquestionable, indisputableAnt: questionable, debatable, dubious **un-doubtable

Intermittent (adj)Stopping and beginning again, sporadicSyn: fitful, spasmodic, randomAnt: continuous, uninterrupted *** intermission between

Moot (adj) (n) (v)Open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v) to bring up for discussion; (n) hypothetical law case argued by studentsSyn: (adj) debatable, questionable; (v) broachAnt: (adj) undefeatable, indisputable **

Motif (n)A principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design **motive of something is it’s motif (theme)

Neophyte (n)A new convert, beginner, noviceSyn: tenderfoot, tyro, rookieAnt: veteran, past master, expert **new

Perspicacity (n)Keenness in observing and understandingSyn: acuity, acumen, discernmentAnt: dullness, obtuseness ***accuracy

Plenary (adj)Complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified membersSyn: unlimited, unrestrictedAnt: limited, restricted, incomplete **plenty of people at a plenary

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Surveillance (n)A watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observationSyn: observation, scrutiny, monitoring **surveying

Sylvan (adj)Pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woodySyn: forested, arcadian **

Testy (adj) Easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperationSyn: irritable, peevish, waspishAnt: even-tempered, unexcitable **tests make people irritable

Travesty (n) (v)A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad fashionSyn: (n) burlesque, parody, farce, caricature **transvestite