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Vocab lesson 1
Part 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| obloquy | strong public criticism or verbal abuse. |
| obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. |
| obligation | an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment. |
| obnoxious | Extremely annoying |
| obsequious | obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. |
| obstreperous | noisy and difficult to control. |
| obtrude | become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way. |
| obtrusive | noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way. |
| obtuse | annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. |
| obvious | easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent. |
| Occident | the countries of the West, especially Europe and the Americas. |
| Occidental | of or relating to the countries of the Occident. |
| oppress | keep (someone) in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority. |
| oppressive | unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group. |