(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God (adj.) without faith, skeptical
agnostic
(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
derelict
(n.) a crude image of a despised person
effigy
(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
inane
(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied
indubitable
(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved (v.) to bring up for discussion (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students
moot
(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice
neophyte
(adj.) complete in all aspects and essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
plenary
(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
sylvan
(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
travesty
(adj.) beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
bestial
(n.) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
coterie
(v.) to object or take exception to (n.) an objection
demur
(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
embellish
(adj.) appropiate, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
felicitous
(adj.) glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
garish
(adj.) needy, impoverished
indigent
(v.) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
jettison
(adj.) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
pertinacious
(n.) clothing, garment
raiment
(adj.) thoroughgoing, out and about; shameless, blatant
arrant
(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; make consistent
conciliate
(n.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
echelon
(adj.) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
fatuous
(n.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
juggernaut
(n.) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with repsonses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
litany
(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
paucity
(v.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
raze
(v.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
saturate
(v.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud (n.) a mire, a state of depression