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134 Cards in this Set
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Ominous-Auspicious |
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Ostensible-Alleged |
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Paraphrase-Quote |
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Cosmopolitan-Parochial |
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Obscene-Smutty |
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Blithe-Pensive |
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Ostracise-Blackball |
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Yes-man
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One who unquestioningly obeys
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Megalomaniac
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One who is obsessed with extravagant things or things
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Monomania
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One with obsession of one thing
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Has-been
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One who is no longer famous
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Opportunist
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One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end faster
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Paranoiac
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One suffering from mistrusting
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Timeserver
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One who conforms to current ways for personal advantage
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Perfectionist
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One who tries to be perfect
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Raise a hue and cry
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Protest
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Knuckle under to
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Acknowledge defeat
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Wear blinders
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Narrow-minded
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Give someone the cold shoulder
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Show of deliberate disregard
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Take time by the forelock
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Act quickly and decisively
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Have a one-track mind
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Thinking about one thing all the time
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Gordian knot
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A very complicated problem
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Off-color joke
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Vulgar joke
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Rubber stamp
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Approving without considering carefully
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R-rated film
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Explicit film
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Avant-garde
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Radical; ahead of time
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Idée fixe
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An obsession
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Au courant
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Fully aware
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Obsolete
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Outdated
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Obsolescent
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In process of being outdated
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Officious
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Unauthorized
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Official
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Authorized
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1. Story behind word "ostracize"
2. What language it comes from 3. Two famous statesmen who were subjected to it 4. Where else it is practiced, what it is called, and what they use |
1. Greecians voted to banish people on broken pieces of pottery lying around the marketplace, called "ostraka" in Greek. Person is banished for 10 years. If fewer than 6,000 total votes were cast, then the entire poll was declared invalid.
2. Greek 3. Themistokles and Aristeides 4. In Syracuse, it is called petalism because of writing on olive leaves. |
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6 Meanings of prefix "ob"
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(a)"To, Toward"
(b)"Against, In opposition to" (c)"In front of, Before" (d)"Down, Over" (e)"Out of, Away from" (f)"Completely" |
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4 Rules for prefix "ob"
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(a)Becomes "o" before "m"
(b)Becomes "oc" before "c" (c)Becomes "of" before "f" (d)Becomes "op" before "p" |
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4 Meanings of prefix "par(a)"
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(a)"Alongside, By the side of, Beside"
(b)"Beyond" (c)"Wrongly, Harmfully" (d)"Completely" |
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Obliterate
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To do away with completely
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Oblong
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Elongated
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Obloquy
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Abuse
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Obviate
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Render unnecessary
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Obstruct
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To block
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Obverse
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Facing toward viewer
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Obituary
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Death notice
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Obnoxious
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Highly offensive
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Obsess
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To think about something unceasingly
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Obdurate
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Intractable
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Obtuse
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Dull
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Paranoid
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Feeling persecuted
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Paramilitary
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Group of civilians organized to assist military
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Paralyze
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To make unable to move
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Parasite
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One who lives off others
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Paraphernalia
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Equipment used in some activity
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Paroxysm
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Sudden outburst of emotion
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Parameter
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Boundary
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Paraplegic
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Paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury
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Paragon
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Model of excellence
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Parapsychology
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Study of phenomena that cannot be explained by known natural laws
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Paramedical
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Secondary assistance to medical professionals
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Paraprofessional
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One who helps a professional
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Protagonist
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Leader or supporter of cause
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Spasmodic
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Subject to outburst of emotional excitement
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Psychotic
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Derangement of mind
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Tyrannical
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Characteristic of absolute ruler
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Polemic
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Aggressive in arguing
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Lethargy
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Laziness
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Therapeutic
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Providing or assistin a cure
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Mimic
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Imitate
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Rhetoric
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Art of writing effectively
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Calisthenics
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Physical exercises solely with body
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Polyglot
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One who can speak several different languages
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Toxic
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Extremely harmful
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Xenophobic
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Fear of foreign people/things
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Phantasm
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Product of fantasy
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Litany
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Series of chants
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Autochthonous
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Originating in the place where found
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Panoply
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Full suit of armor
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Metaphoric
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Figurative
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Mosaic
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Inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures
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Kinetic
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Motion of a body
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Myth
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Popular belief that has grown up around something/someone
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Heterogeneous
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Consisting of dissimilar constituents
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Lyric
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Words of song
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Schism
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Formal division in or separation from a religious body
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Tragedy
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Disastrous event
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Tautology
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Needless repetition of an idea
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Phlegmatic
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Having slow temperament
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Kaleidoscope
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Succession of changing phases or actions
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Category
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Division within a system of classification
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Periphery
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External boundary
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Sacrilege
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Irreverence toward revered person/thing
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Sacrament
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Soemthing ordained by Christ
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Prelate
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Ecclesiastic of superior rank
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Laity
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People without religious profession
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Ecclesiastical
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Relating to church
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Pastoral
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Letter of pastor to his charge
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Liturgy
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Customary repertoire of ideas
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Ecumenical
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Worldwide in influence
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Diocese
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Territorial jurisdiction of bishop
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Monastic
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Relating to monastery
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Canonical
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Relating to a standard of judgment
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Pentecostal
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Meeting of Christians to receive Holy Spirit
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Theology
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Study of religion
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Rite
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Ceremonial act
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Episcopal
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Relating to a bishop
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Pyromania
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Obsessed with fire
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Bibliomania
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Obsessed with collecting books
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Kleptomania
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Obsessed with stealing without economic motive
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Dipsomania
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Obsessed with drinking alcoholic beverage
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Egomania
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Obsessed with self
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Megalomania
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Obsessed with grandeur
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Salacious
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Appealing to sexual desire
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Unctuous
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False earnesty
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Compulsive
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Obsessive
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Defunct
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No longer living or functioning
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Intrusive
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Nosy
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Omen
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Occurence believed to predict a future event
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Untimely
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At an inopportune time
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Purport
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Implied
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Exile
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Period of forced absence from one's home
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Tumult
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Violent outburst
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Insular
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Relating to an island
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Satire
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Irony or sarcasm to criticize someone
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Duplicate
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Being same as another
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Portentous
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Serious matter
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Introspective
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Looking inward
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Obsequy
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Funeral rite
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Have a bee in one's bonnet
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Have some obsession that other peopole find odd
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Opportunism
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Practice of letting circumstance dictate a person's behavior
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Famous paradox of bible
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"Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he tath shall humble himself shall be exalted"
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Famous paradox of Oscar Wilde
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"In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it"
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Origin of pandemonium and original spelling
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Name of capital city of Hell in epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton. Also used it to name the palace of Lucifer. Later it came to literally mean Hell but now is used to describe anything that is like Hell. Originally spelled "pandaemonium"
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Paraphrastic vs. Periphrastic
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Paraphrastic: In the nature of a paraphrase
Periphrastic: Roundabout |
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Parochial when used relating to school
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School maintained by Roman Catholic Church
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Caricature
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Distorted representation of a person to produce comic effect. Can be writing or composition
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