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

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abject

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syn: wretched, miserablem, ignoble, sheer, utter

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abject

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ant: noble, exalted

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abject

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

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agnostic

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syn: doubter

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agnostic

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ant: believer

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agnostic

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without faith, skeptical

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agnostic

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involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

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complicity

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syn: connivance, collusion

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complicity

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ant: noninvolvement, innocence

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complicity

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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

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derelict

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syn: vagrant

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derelict

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left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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derelict

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syn: delinquent

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derelict

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ant: punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

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derelict

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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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diatribe

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syn: harangue, tirade

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diatribe

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ant: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

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diatribe

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a crude image of a despised person

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effigy

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syn: figure, figurine

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effigy

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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

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syn: justice, fairness, impartiality

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equity

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ant: unfairness, bias, prejudice

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equity

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silly, empty of meaning or value

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syn: idiotic, moronic, fatuous

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ant: sensible, meaningful, profound

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the act of accusing; a formal accusation

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indictment

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syn: charge, 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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syn: unquestionable, indisputable

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indubitable

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ant: questionable, debatable, dubious

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indubitable

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stopping and beginning again, sporadic

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intermittent

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syn: fitful, spasmodic, random

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intermittent

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ant: uninterrupted

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intermittent

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open to discussion and debate, unresolved

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syn: debatable, questionable

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ant: undebatable, questionable

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ant: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

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a hypothetical law case argued by students

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

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a new convert, beginner, novice

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syn: tenderfoot, tyro

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ant: veteran, past master, expert, pro

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keenness in observing and understanding

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perspicacity

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syn: acumen, discernment

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perspicacity

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ant: dullness, obtuseness

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perspicacity

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

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syn: unrestricted

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ant: limited, restricted, incomplete

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

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surveillance

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syn: observation, monitoring

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surveillance

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

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syn: arcadian

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easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

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syn: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant

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ant: imperturbable, unexcitable

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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise

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syn: burlesque, caricature, farce

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to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion

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