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| oafish |
a stupid person:BOOB |
| oasis |
a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert) |
| obdurate |
resistant to persuasion or softening influences |
| obedient |
submissive to the restraint or command of authority:willing
to obey |
| obeisance |
1. a movement of the body made in token of respect or
submission:BOW 2. a movement of the body made in token
of respect or submission:BOW |
| obfuscate |
to make obscure |
| obituary |
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical
account |
| obligatory |
binding in law or conscience |
| oblige |
to do a favor for |
| obliging |
willing to do favors:ACCOMMODATING |
| oblique |
not straightforward:INDIRECT; also :OBSCURE |
| obliterate |
to remove from existence:destroy utterly all trace,
indication, or significance of |
| oblivious |
lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| obloquy |
Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny |
| obscure |
not clearly seen or easily distinguished:FAINT |
| obsequious |
marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| observatory |
a building or place given over to or equipped for observation
of natural phenomena (as in astronomy); |
| obsess |
to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of |
| obsolete |
of a kind or style no longer current |
| obstacle |
something that impedes progress or achievement |
| obstinate |
adj. perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or
course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| obstreperous |
marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness:CLAMOROUS |
| obstruct |
to hinder from passage, action, or operation |
| obtuse |
lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect |
| obviate |
to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary
(as an action) |
| occlude |
to close up or block off:OBSTRUCT |
| occult |
not easily apprehended or understood:ABSTRUSE, MYSTERIOUS |
| occurrence |
something that occurs |
| ode |
a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling
and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza
forms |
| odious |
exciting or deserving hatred or repugnance |
| offbeat |
eccentric, unconventional |
| offend |
to cause dislike, anger, or vexation |
| offhand |
without premeditation or preparation:EXTEMPORE |
| officious |
volunteering one's services where they are neither asked
nor needed:MEDDLESOME |
| offish |
somewhat cold and reserved:STANDOFFISH |
| ominous |
being or exhibiting an omen : PORTENTOUS; especially
: foreboding or foreshowing evil : INAUSPICIOUS |
| omniscient |
having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| opaque |
exhibiting opacity:blocking the passage of radiant energy
and especially light |
| opera |
a drama set to music and made up of vocal pieces with
orchestral accompaniment and orchestral overtures and
interludes; specifically :GRAND OPERA |
| opine |
to express opinions |
| opportune |
suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| oppose |
to place over against something so as to provide resistance,
counterbalance, or contrast |
| oppression |
unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power |
| opprobrious |
expressive of opprobrium:SCURRILOUS |
| optimization |
an act, process, or methodology of making something
(as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional,
or effective as possible; |
| opulent |
amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to
the point of ostentation |
| oracle |
a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through
whom a deity is believed to speak |
| oration |
an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified
manner |
| orchestra |
a group of musicians including especially string players
organized to perform ensemble music |
| orient |
get one's bearings; adjust |
| original |
not secondary, derivative, or imitative |
| ornithology |
a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| orthodoxy |
the quality or state of being conforming to established
doctrine especially in religion |
| oscillate |
to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| ossify |
to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change |
| ossilate |
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| ostentatious |
marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and
sometimes pretentious display |
| ostracism |
exclusion by general consent from common privileges
or social acceptance |
| oust |
to remove from or dispossess of property or position
by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| outgoing |
openly friendly and responsive:EXTROVERTED |
| outmaneuver |
to maneuver with better effect than; outwit |
| outmoded |
no longer acceptable, current, or usable |
| outwit |
to get the better of by superior cleverness:OUTSMART |
| overbearing |
harshly and haughtily arrogant |
| overdose |
too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent) |
| overexposure |
to expose excessively; especially:to expose (as film)
to excessive radiation (as light) |
| overlap |
to occupy the same area in part:lap over |
| oversee |
INSPECT, EXAMINE |
| overt |
open to view:MANIFEST |
| overture |
something introductory:PRELUDE |
| overwhelm |
to make helpless, as with greater force or deep emotion;
overcome; crush; overpower |
| overwrought |
extremely excited:AGITATED |
| oxymoron |
a combination of contradictory or incongruous words |
