Vocabulary - Set 11

 Vocabulary - Set 11

NOVICE: A beginner - conducted himself in politics like a novice.

Synonyms: tyro, neophyte

Antonym: virtuoso

OBLIVIOUS (noun: OBLIVION): Forgetful; absent-minded - walking oblivious of his surroundings.

Synonyms: unmindful, heedless, abstracted

OBSESSION: A persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively preoccupied by a fixed idea - Now that he has learned bowling, it has become his obsession.

Synonyms: mania, infatuation (a foolish passion), monomania

OBSOLETE: No longer in use - an obsolete word, not even included by most dictionaries.

Synonyms: archaic, antiquated

OBTRUSIVE (verb: OBTRUDE): Thrusting oneself or itself into undue prominence – made himself obnoxiously obtrusive.

Synonyms: intrusive, aggressive

OSTRACIZE: To banish; to exclude from public favour or privileges - a former premier

ostracized by popular vote.

Synonym: outlaw

PARADOX: A self -contradictory statement; something 'that appears to be absurd and yet may be true -"Life is too important a matter to be taken seriously." - a paradox by Oscar Wilde.

Synonym: anomaly

PARAPHRASE: To restate the meaning of a passage in other words - paraphrased the poem in a few lines of prose.

PARODY (noun): A humorous imitation of an author's style and mannerisms - wrote a parody on

Kipling's "Gunga Din."

Synonym: burlesque

(verb): To write a parody - parodied the popular authors of the (lay to his audience's amusement.

Synonym: Mimic

PERVERSE: Wilfully bent on doing the wrong thing - a perverse lad, always disobeying his parents.

Synonyms: headstrong, forward, refractory, wayward, fractious