vocab #6 Flashcards

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degraded; base, comtemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved

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abject

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one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; without faith, skeptical

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agnsotic

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involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

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complicity

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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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derelict

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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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distribe

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a crude image of a despised person

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effigy

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the state or quality of being just, fair or impartial; fair and equal treatment

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equity

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silly, empty of meaning or value

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insane

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the act of accusing; a formal accusation

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indictment

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certain, not to be doubted or denied

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indubitable

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stopping and beginning again, sporadic

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intermittent

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open to discussion and debate, unresolved, to bring up for discussion

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moot

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a principal idea, feature, theme, or element

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motif

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a new convert, beginner, novice

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neophyte

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keenness in observing and understanding

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perspicacity

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complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute

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plenary

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a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation

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surveillance

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pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest

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sylvan

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easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

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testy

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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise

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travesty