Complete Vocab workshop level g unit 6 – Flashcards
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Abject
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(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter Antonyms: lofty, noble, exalted
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Agnostic
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(n.) one who believs that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic (adj.) without faith, skeptical Synonym: (n.) doubter Antonym: (n.) believer
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Complicity
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(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice Synonyms: connivance, collusion Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence
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Derelict
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(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
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Diatribe
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(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack Synonyms: harangue, tirade Antonyms: panegyric,encomium, eulogy
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Effigy
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(n.) a crude image of a despised person Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness
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Equity
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(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, unfairness, bias, prejudice
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Inane
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(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound
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Indictment
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(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation Synonyms: charge, accusation
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Indubitable
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(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious
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Intermittent
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(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random Antonyms: continuous, uninterrupted
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Moot
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(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
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Motif
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(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
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Neophyte
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(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro
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Perspicacity
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(n.) keenness in observing and understanding Synonyms: acuity, acumen, discernment Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness
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Plenary
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(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted Antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete
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Surveillance
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(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
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Sylvan
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(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody Synonyms: forested, arcadian
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Testy
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(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant Antonyms: even-tempered, imperturable, unexcitable
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Travesty
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(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
