stopping and beginning again, sporadic s: fitful, spasmodic, random a: uninterrupted open to discussion nd debate, unresolved; to bring up for discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by students s: debatable, questionable, broach a: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominangt figure in a design a new convert, beginner, novice s: tenderfoot, tyro a: veteran, past master, expert, pro keeness in observing and understanding s: acumen, discernment a: dullness, obtuseness complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members s: unrestricted a: limited, restricted, incomplete a watch over a person; careful, close and disciplined observation s: observation, monitoring pertaining to orr characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody s: arcadian easily irritated; characetrized by impatience and exasperation s: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant a: imperturbable, unexcitable a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opp sex, to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion s: burlesque, caricature, farce

1. intermittent

stopping and beginning again, sporadic
s: fitful, spasmodic, random
a: uninterrupted

2. moot

open to discussion nd debate, unresolved; to bring up for discussion; a hypothetical law case argued by students
s: debatable, questionable, broach
a: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

3. motif

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

4. neophyte

a new convert, beginner, novice
s: tenderfoot, tyro
a: veteran, past master, expert, pro

5. perspicacity

keeness in observing and understanding
s: acumen, discernment
a: dullness, obtuseness

6. plenary

complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
s: unrestricted
a: limited, restricted, incomplete

7. surveillance

a watch over a person; careful, close and disciplined observation
s: observation, monitoring

8. sylvan

pertaining to orr characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
s: arcadian

9. testy

easily irritated; characetrized by impatience and exasperation
s: irritable, peevish, waspish, petulant
a: imperturbable, unexcitable

10. travesty

a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opp sex, to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
s: burlesque, caricature, farce