Vocab Unit 6

Question 1

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

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abject

Question 2

syn: wretched, miserablem, ignoble, sheer, utter

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abject

Question 3

ant: noble, exalted

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abject

Question 4

one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic

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agnostic

Question 5

syn: doubter

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agnostic

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ant: believer

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agnostic

Question 7

without faith, skeptical

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agnostic

Question 8

involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

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complicity

Question 9

syn: connivance, collusion

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complicity

Question 10

ant: noninvolvement, innocence

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complicity

Question 11

someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

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derelict

Question 12

syn: vagrant

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derelict

Question 13

left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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derelict

Question 14

syn: delinquent

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derelict

Question 15

ant: punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

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derelict

Question 16

a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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diatribe

Question 17

syn: harangue, tirade

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diatribe

Question 18

ant: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

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diatribe

Question 19

a crude image of a despised person

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effigy

Question 20

syn: figure, figurine

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effigy

Question 21

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

Question 22

syn: justice, fairness, impartiality

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equity

Question 23

ant: unfairness, bias, prejudice

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equity

Question 24

silly, empty of meaning or value

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inane

Question 25

syn: idiotic, moronic, fatuous

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inane

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ant: sensible, meaningful, profound

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inane

Question 27

the act of accusing; a formal accusation

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indictment

Question 28

syn: charge, accusation

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indictment

Question 29

certain, not to be doubted or denied

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indubitable

Question 30

syn: unquestionable, indisputable

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indubitable

Question 31

ant: questionable, debatable, dubious

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indubitable

Question 32

stopping and beginning again, sporadic

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intermittent

Question 33

syn: fitful, spasmodic, random

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intermittent

Question 34

ant: uninterrupted

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intermittent

Question 35

open to discussion and debate, unresolved

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moot

Question 36

syn: debatable, questionable

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moot

Question 37

ant: undebatable, questionable

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moot

Question 38

ant: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

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moot

Question 39

a hypothetical law case argued by students

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moot

Question 40

a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

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motif

Question 41

a new convert, beginner, novice

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neophyte

Question 42

syn: tenderfoot, tyro

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neophyte

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ant: veteran, past master, expert, pro

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neophyte

Question 44

keenness in observing and understanding

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perspicacity

Question 45

syn: acumen, discernment

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perspicacity

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ant: dullness, obtuseness

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perspicacity

Question 47

complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

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plenary

Question 48

syn: unrestricted

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plenary

Question 49

ant: limited, restricted, incomplete

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plenary

Question 50

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

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surveillance

Question 51

syn: observation, monitoring

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surveillance

Question 52

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

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sylvan

Question 53

syn: arcadian

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sylvan

Question 54

easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

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testy

Question 55

syn: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant

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testy

Question 56

ant: imperturbable, unexcitable

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testy

Question 57

a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise

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travesty

Question 58

syn: burlesque, caricature, farce

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travesty

Question 59

to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion

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travesty