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Syn/Ant?

Ominous-Auspicious
Antonyms
Syn/Ant?

Ostensible-Alleged
Synonyms
Syn/Ant?

Paraphrase-Quote
Antonyms
Syn/Ant?

Cosmopolitan-Parochial
Antonyms
Syn/Ant?

Obscene-Smutty
Synonyms
Syn/Ant?

Blithe-Pensive
Antonyms
Syn/Ant?

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Outdated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In process of being outdated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