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Unit #6 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

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3548806187abject(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved. (Synonyms) wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter (Antonyms) lofty, noble, exalted0
3548806188agnostic(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith, skeptical. (Synonyms) (n.) doubter (Antonyms) (n.) believer1
3548818376complicity(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice. (Synonyms) connivance, collusion (Antonyms) noninvolvement, innocence2
3548818377derelict(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty. (Synonyms) (n.) vagrant; (adj.) remiss, delinquent (Antonyms) (adj.) conscientious, scrupulous3
3548823116diatribe(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack. (Synonyms) harangue, tirade (Antonyms) encomium, eulogy4
3548825586effigy(n.) a crude image of a despised person. (Synonyms) figure, figurine, likeness5
3548825588inane(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value. (Synonyms) vapid, idiotic, moronic, fatuous (Antonyms) sensible, meaningful, profound6
3548827858indictment(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation. (Synonyms) charge, accusation7
3548827859indubitable(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied. (Synonyms) unquestionable, indisputable (Antonyms) questionable, debatable, dubious8
3548830689intermittent(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic. (Synonyms) fitful, spasmodic, random (Antonyms) continuous, uniterrupted9
3548830690moot(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students. (Synonyms) (adj.) debatable, questionable; (v.) broach (Antonyms) (adj.) undebatable, indisputable, self-evident10
3548830691motif(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design. (Synonyms) theme, idea, concept11
3548833427neophyte(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice. (Synonyms) tenderfoot, tyro, rookie (Antonyms) veteran, past master, expert, pro12
3548835252perspicacity(n.) keenness in observing and understanding. (Synonyms) acuity, acumen, discernment (Antonyms) dullness, obtuseness13
3548843380surveillance(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation. (Synonyms) observation, scrutiny, monitoring14
3548846713sylvan(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody. (Synonyms) forested, arcadian15
3548846714testy(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation. (Synonyms) irritable, peevish, waspish, (Antonyms) even-tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable16
3548846715travesty(n.) a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion. (Synonyms) (n.) burlesque, parody, caricature, farce17
15984827272equity(n.) 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 (Synonyms) justice, fairness, impartiality18
15984877978plenary(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members (Synonyms) unlimited, unrestricted19

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