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Vocab 23
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English
11th Grade
12/04/2012

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Term
Obscene
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
Offensive
Adj.
S: Crude, Vulgar
A: Decent, Modest
Term
Obsequious
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
Excessively submissive to another person's wishes or ideas
Adj.
S: Compliant, Deferential
A: Frank, Candid
Term
Obsession
Def.
POS
2 Syn
Definition
An irrational preoccupation with an idea or feeling that results in anxiety
Noun
S: Mania, Fixation, Phobia
Term
Obsolete
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
No longer in use
Adj.
S: Extinct, out-of-date
A: New, fresh, up-to-date
Term
Officious
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
Annoyingly offering something unwanted. Meddlesome
Adj.
S: Nosy, forward, bossy
A: busybody, gadfly HARD
Term
Ominous
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
Foreshadowing evil
Adj.
S: Sinister, foreboding, unpromising
A: lucky, happy
Term
Opportune
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
Suitable, appropriate, or timely.
Adj,
S: Convenient, apt, fitting, fit
A: Untimely, unsuitable, inconvenient
Term
Ostensible
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
Apparent or professed
Adj.
S: Alleged, Evident, Supposed
A: True, Real, Actual
Term
Ostracize
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
To banish or exclude from a group; to shun
Verb
S: Expel, exile, reject
A: Accept, Welcome Embrace
Term
Pandemonium
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
General disorder, confusion, noise and commotion
Noun
S: Chaos, Turmoil, Ruckus
A: Order, silence, calm, peace
Term
Paradox
Def.
POS
2 Syn
Definition
1; Contradictory statement that proves worthy of belief
2; Someone that is full of contradictions and inconsistencies
Noun
S: Riddle, Enigma, Anomaly
Term
Paraphrase
Def.
POSs
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
1; To restate in other words or another form
2; A restatement in other words
Verb and Noun
S: Reword, Rephrase, Version
A: Quote, duplicate, reproduce
Term
Parochial
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
1; Located in a parish (having own church)
2; Restricted in scope or range; narrow or limited
Adj.
S: logical, regional, district
A: Broad-minded, liberal
Term
Parody
Def.
POSs
2 Syn
Definition
You know this, the other def is it as a verb. Also can be something so bad it is seemingly a mockery
Noun and Verb
S; Spoof, Takeoff, Mock
Term
Pensive
Def.
POS
2 Syn
2 Ant
Definition
Immersed in deep, often melancholy, thought
Adj.
S: Sad, Reflective, Meditative
A: Gay, Cheerful
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