unit 6 comp vocab
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- effigy
- a crude image of a despised person. burn the enemy leader in _______
- prestigious
- having a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanding respect. a(n) ______ book publisher
- diatribe
- a bitter and prolonged verbal attack. a(n) _______ rather than an address
- meretricious
- superficially attractive in a showy, cheap, or vulgar way; lacking sincerity; sham, spurious. overly gaudy and _______ in style
- equity
- 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. prompted by considerations of _________
- intermittent
- stopping and beginning again, sporadic. ________ pains
- neophyte
- a new convert, beginner, novice. a mere ________ in comparison to me
- complicity
- involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice. accused of ________ in the crime
- slyvan
- pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody. a(n) ________ path
- perspicacity
- keeness in observing and understanding. with all the ________ reputed to an owl
- derelict
- someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; left abandoned; neglectful of duty. a(n) ________ car
- indubitable
- certain, not to be doubted or denied. the _______ truth of the axiom
- inane
- silly, empty of meaning or value. a(n) _______ reply
- travesty
- a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion. make a(n) ________ of the ceremony
- testy
- easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation. a(n) __________ remark
- indictment
- the act of accusing; a formal accusation. a(n) _______ for murder
- surveillance
- a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
- plenary
- complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members. a(n) ________ session of the court
- agnostic
- one who believes that nothing is known about god; a skeptic; without faith, skeptical. a confirmed _________
- motif
- a principal idea or feature; a repeated or dominant figure in a design. an oriental ________ woven into the fabric
- moot
- open to discussion and debate, unresolved; to bring for discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by students. a(n) ________ point
- abject
- degraded, wretched; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved. living in __________ poverty