1. Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level G, Unit 6
English 111
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary
Level G, Unit 6

2. Abject: think of being objected to misery
(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
Antonyms: lofty, noble, exalted

3. Agnostic: “no” is in the middle of the words (no way to know)
(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith, skeptical
Synonyms: (n.) doubter
Antonyms: (n.) believer

4. Complicity: same root word as accomplice
(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
Synonyms: connivance, collusion
Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence

5. Derelict: sounds like delinquent
(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
Synonyms: (n.) vagrant; (adj.) remiss, delinquent
Antonyms: (adj.) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

6. Diatribe: opposite of tribute (root word)
(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
Synonyms: harangue, tirade
Antonyms: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

7. Effigy: a way to say “eff” you
(n.) a crude image of a despised person
Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness

8. Equity: looks like equality
(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 and mortgage or other claim
Synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality
Antonyms: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice

9. Inane: so silly it’s insane
(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous
Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound

10. Indictment: court term = indicted
(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation
Synonyms: charge, accusation

11. Indubitable: think “in-doubt-able”
(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied
Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable
Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious

12. Intermittent: We wear mittens intermittently in Georgia.
(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic
Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random
Antonyms: continuous, uninterrupted

13. Moot: The point is moot.
(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students
Synonyms: debatable, questionable; (v.) broach
Antonyms: (adj.) undebatable, indisputable, self evident

14. Motif: weight or judgment in The Crucible
(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

15. Neophyte: Neo = new guy in The Matrix
(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice
Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro

16. Perspicacity: perspective
(n.) keenness in observing and understanding
Synonyms: acuity, acumen, discernment
Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness
                 
            

17. Plenary: whole planet
(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified
Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted
Antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete

18. Surveillance: video survelliance
(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring

19. Sylvan: no vans in the woods
(adj.) pertaining to or characteristics of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
Synonyms: forested, Arcadian

20. Testy: like you feel on a day with four tests
(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
Antonyms: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable

21. Travesty: sounds like tragedy
(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: burlesque, parody, caricature, farce