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obsolete--overweening
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | boisterous;noisy |
| obtrude | push foreward;intrude;stik out or extrude |
| obtuse | blunt;stupid |
| obviate | make unnecessary;get rid of |
| occident | the west |
| occult | mysterious;secret;supernatural |
| odious//odium | hateful;vile//detestation;hatefulness |
| odyssey | long eventful journey |
| offhand | casual,done without prior thought |
| officious | meddlesome;excesively pushy in offering one's services |
| ogle | look at amorously;make eyes at |
| oligarchy | govt.by a privilaged few |
| ominous | threatening |
| omnipotent | all-powerful |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| onerous | burdensome |
| onomatopoeia | words formed in imitation of natural sounds |
| onus | burden;responsibility |
| opalescent | iridescent;lustrous |
| opprobium | infamy(spoil reputation or character);vilification |
| opulence | extreme wealth;luxuriousness;abundance |
| opus | work |
| oracular | prophetic;uttered as if with divine authority |
| oratorio | dramatic poem set to music |
| ordain | decree or command;grant holy orders |
| ordeal | severe trial or affliction |
| ordination | ceremony conferring holy orders |
| orgy | wild;drunken revelry;unrestrained indulgence |
| orient | get one's bearings;adjust |
| orthography | correct spelling |
| ostensible//ostentatious | apparent;showy;pretended |
| oust | expel;drive out |
| outlandish | bizarre;peculiar;unconventional |
| outmoded | no longer stylish;old-fashioned |
| outstrip | surpass;outdo |
| outwit | outsmart;trick |
| ovation | enthusiatic applause |
| overbearing | bossy;arrogant;decisively imp. |
| overt | open to view |
| overweening | presumptuous;arrogant |