abject | miserable and hopeless |
agnostic | doubter, especially about the existence of a god |
complicity | involvement in wrongdoing |
derelict | deserted, neglected |
diatribe | a long, abusive verbal attack |
effigy | image or representation of a person |
equity | 1. money value of a property; 2. fairness
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inane | senseless, silly |
indictment | accusing or charging with a crime |
indubitable | unquestionable; cannot be doubted |
intermittent | stopping and starting again; periodic |
moot | having no real importance; pointless to continue to discuss |
motif | repeated central idea or theme |
neophyte | beginner |
perspicacity | ability to understand clearly; insight |
plenary | full; complete |
surveillance | close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion |
sylvan | characteristics of woods; forest-like |
testy | easily annoyed |
travesty | false or exaggerated representation of something; mockery |