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3. Abject Adjective Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
Degraded; base; contemptible; cringing; servile; complete and unrelieved
Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
Antonyms: lofty, noble, exalted

4. Agnostic Noun Adjective Synonym: doubter Antonym: believer
One who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic
Adjective
without faith; skeptical
Synonym: doubter
Antonym: believer

5. Complicity Noun Synonyms: connivance, collusion
Involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
Synonyms: connivance, collusion
Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence

6. Derelict Noun Adjective
Someone or something that is abandoned or neglected
Adjective
left abandoned; neglectful of duty
Synonyms: (n) vagrant; (adj) remiss, delinquent
Antonyms: (adj) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

7. Diatribe Noun Synonyms: harangue, tirade
A bitter and prolonged verbal attack
Synonyms: harangue, tirade
Antonyms: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

9. Effigy Noun Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness
A crude image of a despised person
Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness

10. Equity Noun Synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality
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

11. Inane Adjective Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
Silly, empty of meaning or value
Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound

12. Indictment Noun Synonyms: charge, accusation
The act of accusing; a formal accusation
Synonyms: charge, accusation

13. Indubitable Adjective Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable
Certain, not to be doubted or denied
Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable
Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious

14. Intermittent Adjective Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random
Stopping and beginning again, sporadic
Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random
Antonyms: continuous

15. Moot Adjective Synonyms: (adj) debatable, questionable; (v) broach
Open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v) to bring up for discussion; (n) a hypothetical law case argued by students
Synonyms: (adj) debatable, questionable; (v) broach
Antonyms: (adj) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

16. Motif
Noun
A principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

17. Neophyte Noun Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
A new convert, beginner, novice
Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro

18. Perspicacity Noun Synonyms: acuity, acumen, discernment
Keenness in observing and understanding
Synonyms: acuity, acumen, discernment
Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

19. Plenary Adjective Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted
Complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted
Antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete

20. Surveillance Noun Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
A watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring

21. Sylvan Adjective Synonyms: forested, arcadian
Pertaining to or characterized of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
Synonyms: forested, arcadian

22. Testy Adjective Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
Easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
Antonyms: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable

23. Travesty Noun Verb Synonyms: burlesque, parody, caricature, farce
A grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex
Verb
to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
Synonyms: burlesque, parody, caricature, farce