Lev.G Unit 6
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| 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 |
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