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: (n) doubter
ant: (n) 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: (n) vagrant; (adj) remiss, delinquent
ant: (adj) 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 or fair
syn: justice, fairness, impartiality
ant: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice
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: (adj) debatable, questionable; (v) broach
ant: (adj) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident
motif
(n.) a principal idea, theme or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
neophyte
(n.) 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; absolute
syn: unlimited, unrestricted
ant: limited, restricted, incomplete
surveillance
(n.) careful, close, and disciplined observation
syn: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
sylvan
(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests
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
syn: burlesque, parody, caricature, farce