Group 6A Abject: (adj) degraded, wretched; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved Ex: living in abject poverty Agnostic: (n) one who believes that nothing is known about God; a skeptic (adj) without faith, skeptical Ex: a confirmed agnostic Complicity: (n) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice Ex: accused of complicity in the crime

Derelict: (adj) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected (n) left abandoned; neglectful of duty Ex: a derelict car Diatribe: (n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack Ex: a diatribe rather than an address Effigy: (n) a crude image of a despised person Ex: burn the enemy leader in effigy

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 Ex: prompted by considerations of equity Inane: (adj) silly, empty of meaning or value Ex: an inane reply Indictment: (n) the act of accusing; a formal accusation Ex: an indictment for murder

Indubitable: (adj) certain, not to be doubted or denied Ex: the indubitable truth of the axiom Intermittent: (adj) stopping and beginning again, sporadic Ex: intermittent pain

Definitions: 6B Meretricious: (adj) superficially attractive in a showy, cheap, or vulgar way; lacking sincerity; sham, spurious Ex: overly gaudy and meretricious in style Moot: (adj) open to discussion and debate, unresolved (v) to bring up for discussion (n) a hypothetical law case argued by students Ex: a moot point “Jesse’s Girl”: “I wanna tell her that I love her, But the point is probably moot 'Cos she's watching him with those eyes…”

Motif: (n) a principal idea or feature; a repeated or dominant figure in a design Ex: an Oriental motif woven into the fabric Neophyte: (n) a new convert, beginner, novice Ex: a mere neophyte in comparison to me Perspicacity: (n) keenness in observing and understanding Ex: with all the perspicacity reputed to an owl Plenary: (adj) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members Ex: a plenary session of the court

Prestigious: (adj) having a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanding respect Ex: a prestigious book publisher Surveillance: (n) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation Ex: kept under strict surveillance Sylvan: (adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody Ex: a sylvan path Testy: (adj) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

Synonyms: All 1.acuity, acumen, discernment 2.Wooded, forested, Arcadian 3.A theme, feature, element 4.A burlesque, parody, caricature, farce 5.A novice, tenderfoot, tyro, rookie 6.Irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant 7.Abandoned; remiss, delinquent; a bum 8.Involvement, connivance, collusion 9.Justice, fairness, impartiality 10.Debatable, questionable; to broach 11.Unlimited, unrestricted, absolute

12. A figure, figurine, likeness, image 13. idiotic, moronic, fatuous, vapid 14. A skeptic or doubter about God 15. fitful, spasmodic, sporadic, random 16. monitoring, observation, scrutiny 17. wretched, miserable; ignoble; sheer, utter 18. A harangue, tirade 19. A formal charge or accusation 20. sham, spurious; tawdry, gaudy 21. unquestionable, certain, indisputable 22. acclaimed, celebrated, much-touted