Abject
(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
Antonyms: lofty, noble, exalted
Agnostic
(n.) one who believs that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic
(adj.) without faith, skeptical
Synonym: (n.) doubter
Antonym: (n.) believer
Complicity
(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
Synonyms: connivance, collusion
Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence
Derelict
(n.) someone or sometihng that is abandoned or neglected
(adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
Synonyms: (n.) vagrant; (adj.) remiss, delinquent
Antonyms: (adj.) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous
Diatribe
(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
Synonyms: harangue, tirade
Antonyms: panegyric,encomium, eulogy
Effigy
(n.) a crude image of a despised person
Synonyms: 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
Synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality
Antonyms: injustice, unfair
Inane
(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound
Indictment
(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation
Synonyms: charge, accusation
Indubitable
(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied
Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable
Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious
Intermittent
(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic
Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random
Antonyms: continuous, uninterrupted
Moot
(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved
(v.) to bring up for a discussion
(n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students
Synonyms: (adj.) debatable, questionable (v.) broach
Antonyms: (adj.) 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
Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro
Perspicacity
(n.) keenness in observing and understanding
Synonyms: acuity, acumen, discernment
Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness
Plenary
(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted
Antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete
Surveillance
(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
Sylvan
(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
Synonyms: forested, arcadian
Testy
(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
Antonyms: even-tempered, imperturable, 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
Synonyms: (n.) burlesque, parody, caricature, farce