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AbjectAdjUnit 6
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(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved; miserable, ignoble
the abject thief was miserable over his sentencing to life in prison. Syn: utter Ant: lofty, noble, exalted |
AgnosticNoun AdjUnit 6
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(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic;
The agnostic looked skeptically at holy water. (adj.) without faith, skeptical The agnostic man left the church continuing to question the Lords divine power. Syn: Doubter Ant: Believer |
ComplicityNounUnit 6
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(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
The complicity aided the bad guy in robbing the bank. Syn: Connivance |
DerelictNoun adjUnit 6
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(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected;
The derelict was abandoned. (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty The derelict boys on the island neglected the fire. Syn: Remiss Ant: Punctilious, scrupulous |
DiatribenounUnit 6
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(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
The diatribe you verbally attacked me with still stings my ears. Syn: harangue Ant: Panegyric, encomium |
EffigyNounUnit 6
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(n.) a crude image of a despised person
The effigy of Hitler was used as propaganda for US to incite hatred for him. Syn: likeness, figurine |
EquitynounUnit 6
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(n.) the state of quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property about and beyond any mortgage or other claim
We have a lot of equity on our home. Syn: Impartiality, Justice Ant: Bias |
InaneAdjUnit 6
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(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
Your inane excuses mean nothing to me. Syn: Vapid, fatuous Ant: Profound |
IndictmentNounUnit 6
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(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation
You gave me an indictment about my dogs barking at you when you walk past them. Syn: charge, accusation |
IndubitableAdjectiveUnit 6
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(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied
This is indubitable information because it is certain to be fact. Syn: indisputable Ant: Dubious |
IntermittentAdjective Unit 6
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(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic
The intermittent song would start and stop because it was scratched. Syn: Fitful, random, spasmodic |
MootAdj verb nounUnit 6
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(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved;
This issue is open for moot, so debate away, (v.) to bring up for discussion; I would like to moot this so we can discuss whether or not we want to change this for the better.(n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students As law students we practice a moot. Syn: Broach |
MotifNounUnit 6
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(n.) principle idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design
The leaf motif appeared again and again the book, adding to its importance. |
Neophytenoununit 6
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(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice
The neophyte was new to bingo. Syn: Tenderfoot, tyro, rookie Ant: Past master, pro |
PerspicacityNounUnit 6
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(n.) keenness in observing and understanding
The detective's perspicacity helped him to be able to analyze if this was a murder. Syn: Acuity, acumen |