abject
(adj) degraded, base, contemptible, cringing, servile, complete and unrelieved
SYN: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
ANT: lofty, noble, exalted
agnostic
(n) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj) without faith, skeptical
SYN: doubter
ANT: believer
complicity
(n) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
SYN: connivance, collusion
ANT: noninvolvement,innocence
derelict
(n) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
SYN: vagrant, remiss, delinquent
ANT: punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous
diatribe
(n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
SYN: harangue, tirade
ANT: panegyric, encomium, eulogy
effigy
(n) a crude image of a despised person
SYN: figure, figurine, likeness
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
SYN: justice, fairness, impartiality
ANT: injustice, unfairness, bias,
inane
(adj) silly, empty of meaning or value
SYN: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
ANT: sensible, meaningful, profound
indictment
(n) the act of accusing; a formal accusation
SYN: charge, accusation
indubitable
(adj) certain, not to be doubted or denied
SYN: unquestionable, indisputable
ANT: questionable, debatable, dubious
intermittent
(adj) stopping and beginning again; sporadic
SYN: fitful, spasmodic, random
ANT: continuous, uninterrupted
moot
(adj) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v) to bring up for discussion; (n) a hypothetical law case argued by students
SYN: debatable, questionable, broach
ANT: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
motif
(n) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
neophyte
(n) a new convert, beginner, novice
SYN: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
ANT: veteran, past master, expert, pro
perspicacity
(n) keenness in observing and understanding
SYN: acuity, acumen, discernment
ANT: dullness, obtuseness
plenary
(adj) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
SYN: unlimited, unrestricted
ANT: limited, restricted, incomplete
surveillance
(n) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
SYN: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
sylvan
(adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
SYN: forested, arcadian
testy
(adj) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
SYN: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
ANT: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable
travesty
(n) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
SYN: burlesque, parody, caricature, farce