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Sadlier-Oxford Level G
Chapter 6
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02/01/2005

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Abject
Definition
Degraded, base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved.
Syn: utter
Ant: lofty, noble, exalted
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Agnostic
Definition
One who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; without faith, skeptical
Syn: Doubter
Ant: Believer
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Complicity
Definition
Involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
Syn: Connivance
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Derelict
Definition
someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; left abandoned; neglectful of duty
Syn: Remiss
Ant: Punctilious, scrupulous
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Diatribe
Definition
a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
Syn: harangue
Ant: Panegyric, encomium
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Effigy
Definition
a crude image of a despised person
Syn: likeness, figurine
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Equity
Definition
the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim.
Syn: Impartiality, Justice
Ant: Bias
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Inane
Definition
Silly, empty of meaning or value
Syn: Vapid, fatuous
Ant: Profound
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Indictment
Definition
the act of accusing; a formal accusation
Syn: charge, accusation
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Indubitable
Definition
certain, not to be doubted or denied
Syn: indisputable
Ant: Dubious
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Intermittent
Definition
stopping and beginning again, sporadic
Syn: Fitful, random, spasmodic
Term
Moot
Definition
Open to discussion and debate, unresolved; to bring up for discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by students
Syn: Broach
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Motif
Definition
a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Term
Neophyte
Definition
A new convert, beginner, novice
Syn: Tenderfoot, tyro, rookie
Ant: Past master, pro
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Perspicacity
Definition
keenness in observing and understanding
Syn: Acuity, acumen
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Plenary
Definition
Complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
Syn: unlimited, unrestricted
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Surveillance
Definition
A watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
Syn: observation, scrutiny, monitoring
Term
Sylvan
Definition
pertaining to or characteristics of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
Syn: Forested, Arcadian
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Testy
Definition
easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
Syn: peevish, waspish
Ant: Imperturbable
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Travesty
Definition
a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
Syn: burlesque, farce
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