1. Vocabulary
VOCABULARY
Quiz 100%
Level G Unit 6

2. abject (adjective) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile;
complete and
unrelieved
SYN: wretched,
miserable, ignoble,
sheer, utter
ANT: lofty, noble,
exalted

3. agnostic (noun) one who believes that nothing can be known about God;
a skeptic; (adjective)
without faith,
skeptical
SYN: (noun) doubter
ANT: (noun) believer

4. complicity (noun) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an
accomplice
SYN: connivance,
collusion
ANT: noninvolvement,
innocence

5. derelict (noun) someone or something that is abandoned or
neglected; (adjective)
left abandoned;
neglectful of duty
SYN: (noun) vagrant;
(adjective) remiss,
delinquent
ANT: (adjective) punctilious,
conscientious, scrupulous

6. diatribe (noun) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
SYN: harangue, tirade
ANT: panegyric,
encomium, eulogy

7. effigy (noun) a crude image of a despised person SYN: figure,
figurine,
likeness

8. equity (noun) 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
SYN: justice, fairness,
impartiality
ANT: injustice, unfairness,
bias, prejudice

9. inane (adjective) silly, empty of meaning or value
SYN: vapid, idiotic,
moronic, fatuous
ANT: sensible,
meaningful,
profound

10. indictment (noun) the act of accusing; a formal accusation
SYN: charge,

11. indubitable (adjective) certain, not to be doubted or denied
SYN: unquestionable,
indisputable
ANT: questionable,
debatable, dubious

12. intermittent (adjective) stopping and beginning again, sporadic
SYN: fitful, spasmodic,
random
ANT: continuous,
uninterrupted

13. moot (adjective) open to discussion and debate, unresolved;
(verb) to bring up
for discussion; (noun)
a hypothetical law
case argued by students
SYN: (adjective) debatable,
indisputable, self-
evident

14. motif (noun) a principle idea, feature, theme, or element; a
repeated or
dominant figure
in a design

15. neophyte (noun) a new convert, beginner, novice SYN: tenderfoot, tyro,
rookie
ANT: veteran, past
master, expert, pro

16. perspicacity (noun) keenness in observing and understanding
SYN: acuity, acumen,
discernment
ANT: dullness,
obtuseness

17. plenary (adjective) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute;
attended by all
qualified members
SYN: unlimited,
unrestricted
ANT: limited, restricted,
incomplete

18. surveillance (noun) a watch kept over a person; careful, close,
and disciplined
observation
SYN: observation,
scrutiny,
monitoring

19. sylvan (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic
of forests; living or
located in a forest;
wooded, woody
SYN: forested,
arcadian

20. testy (adjective) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and
exasperation
SYN: irritable, peevish,
waspish, petulant
ANT: even-tempered,
imperturbable,
unexcitable

21. travesty (noun) 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
SYN: (noun) burlesque,
parody, caricature,
farce