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abject

(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible, cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved

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abject

Synonyms: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter

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abject

Antonyms: lofty, noble, exalted

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agnostic

(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith

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agnostic

Synonym: (n.) doubter

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agnostic

Antonym: (n.) believer

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complicity

(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

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complicity

Synonyms: connivance, collusion

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complicity

Antonyms: noninvolvement, innocence

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derelict

(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected;

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derelict

(adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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derelict

Synonyms: (n.) vagrant; (adj.) remiss, delinquent

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derelict

Antonyms: (adj.) punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

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diatribe

(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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diatribe

Synonyms: harangue, tirade

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diatribe

Antonyms: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

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effigy

(n.) a crude image of a despised person

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effigy

Synonyms: figure, figurine, likeness

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equity

(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 any mortgage or other claim

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equity

Synonyms: justice, fairness, impartiality

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equity

Antonyms: injustice, unfairness, bias, prejudice

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inane

(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value

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inane

Synonyms: vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous

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inane

Antonyms: sensible, meaningful, profound

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indictment

(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation

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indictment

Synonyms: charge, accusation

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indubitable

(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied

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indubitable

Synonyms: unquestionable, indisputable

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indubitable

Antonyms: questionable, debatable, dubious

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intermittent

(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic

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intermittent

Synonyms: fitful, spasmodic, random

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intermittent

Antonyms: continuous, uninterrupted

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moot

(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved;

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moot

(v.) to bring up for discussion;

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moot

(n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students

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moot

Synonyms: (adj.) debatable, questionable; (v.) broach

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moot

Antonyms: (adj.) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

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motif

(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

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neophyte

(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice

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neophyte

Synonyms: tenderfoot, tyro, rookie

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neophyte

Antonyms: veteran, past master, expert, pro

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perspicacity

(n.) keenness in observing and understanding

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perspicacity

Synonyms: acuity, discernment

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perspicacity

Antonyms: dullness, obtuseness

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plenary

(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

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plenary

Synonyms: unlimited, unrestricted

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plenary

Antonyms: limited, restricted, incomplete

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surveillance

(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation

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surveillance

Synonyms: observation, scrutiny, monitoring

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sylvan

(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody

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sylvan

Synonyms: forested, arcadian

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testy

(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

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testy

Synonyms: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant

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testy

Antonyms: even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable

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travesty

(n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex;

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travesty

(v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion

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travesty

Synonyms: (n.) burlesque, parody, caricature, farce

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