List 6 Flashcards
Abject
(adj) deranged; base or contemptible
Agnostic
(n) one who believes that nothing can be known about God
(adj) without faith; skeptical
Derelict
(n) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected
(adj) left abandoned; neglectful of duty
Diatribe
(n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
Effigy
(n) a crude image
Inane
(adj) silly; empty of meaning or value
Indubitable
(adj) certain; not to be doubted or denied
Moot
(adj) unresolved
(v) to bring up for discussion
(n) a hypothetical law case argued by students
Motif
(n) a principle idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
Neophyte
(n) a new convert; beginner, novice
Perspicacity
(per-spi-cac-i-ty)
(n) keenness in observation and understanding
Plenary
(adj) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
Sylvan
(adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
Indictment
(n) the act of accusing; formal accusation
Travesty
(n) a grotesque or inferior imitation; a disguise
(v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion