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(o,p,q) pg2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oblation (n) | a thing offered to a divine being |
| oblige (v) | to compel |
| oblique (adj) | slanting, diverging from a straight line or course |
| obliterate (v) | destroy utterly, cover completely |
| oblivion (n) | a state in which one is no lonnger aware of what is happening |
| oblivious (adj) | unaware or unconcious |
| oblong (adj) | rectangular |
| oboe (n) | a woodwind double-reed treble with a planitive tone |
| obscene (adj) | indecent, highly offensive |
| obscurantism (n) | the practice of making something delibrately difficult to understand |
| obscure (adj) | not clearly expressed |
| obsequious (adj) | trying to hard to please someone |
| observance (n) | behaving in accordance with a law |
| obsolescent (adj) | becoming obsolete |
| pageant (n) | a brilliant spectacle or parade |
| pageantry (n) | elaborate display or ceremony |
| pageboy (n) | a youth employed to run errands |
| pager (n) | a radio device that beeps or vibrates to alert the person wearing it |
| pageturner (n) | a book so engrossing that one is compelled to read it quickly |
| paginate (v) | assign numbers to the page of a book |
| painstaking (adj) | careful and thorough |
| painted lady (n) | a migratory butterfly with orange-red wings |
| pain striper (n) | something used to remove paint |
| paisley (n) | a detailed pattern of curved figures, a fabric having this pattern |
| paladin (n) | a knight renowned for heroism, a dedicated advocate of a cause |
| qualitative (adj) | concerned with quality |
| quality control (n) | a system of maintaining standards in manufactured products by testing and inspection |
| qualm (n) | an uneasy doubt |
| quandary (n) | a preplexing problem |
| quantitative (adj) | concerned with or measured by quality |
| quantum leap (n) | a sudden large increase or advance |
| quarantine (n) | isolation imposed on persons or animals that may carry a disease |
| quark (n) | any of class of sub atomic particles with a fractional electric charge of which protons and neutrons are made |
| quarry (n) | an open-air excavation where stone is extracted,or the object of a hunt or chase |
| quarterdeck (n) | part of a ships upper deck near the stern |
| quarter horse (n) | a small stocky breed of horse noted for agility or speed |
| quartet (n) | a composion for four voices or instruments |
| quartzite (n) | a hard granular rock consisting mainly of quartz |
| quasi (adj) | resembling |
| quasi- (comb) | almost |
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