| word |
definition |
| abject | adj. degraded, base, contemptible, cringing, servile |
| agnostic (n.) | n. one who believes that nothing can be known about God |
| agnostic (adj.) | adj. without faith, skeptical |
| complicity | n. involvement in wrongdoing, the state of being an accomplice |
| derelict (n.) | n. someone or something that is abandoned or neglected |
| derelict (adj.) | adj. left abondoned, neglectful of duty |
| diatribe | n. a bitter and prolonged verbal attack |
| dffigy | n. a crude image of a despised person |
| equity | n. the state or quaility of being just, fair, or impartial, fair and equal treatment |
| inane | adj. silly, empty or meaning or value |
| indictment | n. the act of accusing, a formal accusation |
| indubitable | adj. certain, not to be doubted or denied |
| intermittent | adj. stopping and beginning again, sporadic |
| moot (adj.) | adj. open to discussion and debate |
| moot (v.) | v. to bring up for discussion |
| moot (n.) | n. a hypothetical law case argued by law students |
| motif | n. a principal idea, feature, theme, or element, a repeated or dominant figure in a design |
| neophyte | n. a new convert, beginner, novice |
| perspicacity | n. keenness in observing and understanding |
| plenary | adj. complete in all aspects or essentials, absolute, attended by all qualified members |
| surveillance | n. a watch kept over a person, careful, close and disciplined observation |
| sylvan | adj. pertaining to or characteristic of forests, living or located in a forest, wooded |
| testy | adj. easity irritated, characterized by impatience and exasperation |
| travesty (n.) | n. a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation, a disguise, especially the clothing of the oposite sex |
| travesty (v.) | v. to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion |