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- odyssey
- long, eventful, adventurous journey
- olfactory
- concerning the sense of smell
- ostracize
- banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban; Ex. His friends ostracized him. N. ostracism
- Occident
- the West
- odoriferous
- giving off an odor
- onomatopoeia
- words formed in imitation of natural sounds
- obscure
- dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning
- obelisk
- tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid
- optimist
- person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism
- occult
- mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare
- optician
- maker and seller of eyeglasses
- obnoxious
- offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell
- ordain
- decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
- oust
- expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting
- obese
- excessively fat; N. obesity
- offensive
- attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense
- ovation
- enthusiastic applause
- oblique
- indirect; slanting ; Ex. oblique reference
- obliterate
- destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village
- objective
- not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim
- obituary
- death notice ; ADJ.
- optometrist
- one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
- occlude
- shut; close; obstruct; Ex. A blood clot occluded an artery.
- outwit
- outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly
- odious
- arousing strong dislike; hateful; vile
- omniscient
- all-knowing
- obtuse
- blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding
- odorous
- having an odor
- oculist
- physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
- ordination
- ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest
- orator
- public speaker
- oratorio
- dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata
- omnipotent
- all-powerful; having unlimited power
- outmoded
- no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned
- oscillate
- vibrate pendulumlike; waver
- opprobrium
- infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification; scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous
- overbearing
- bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate
- omnivorous
- eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything
- ominous
- threatening; of an evil omen
- ordinance
- decree; authoritative order
- oligarchy
- government by a privileged few
- orient
- get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate
- ornate
- excessively or elaborately decorated
- overblown
- inflated; exaggerated
- obsolete
- outmoded; no longer used
- ostentatious
- showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display
- outlandish
- bizarre; peculiar; unconventional
- ordeal
- severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial; affliction
- obsidian
- black volcanic rock
- onerous
- burdensome
- outskirts
- fringes; outer borders ; Ex. outskirts of Boston
- omnipresent
- universally present; ubiquitous
- ovoid
- egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate
- oracular
- of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle
- obfuscate
- confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand
- optimum
- most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition
- optional
- not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options
- onus
- burden; responsibility
- obdurate
- stubborn; refusing to change one's belief
- opus
- work ; Ex. magnum opus: masterpiece; CF. opera
- ostensible
- apparent; appearing as such; professed; pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
- ornithologist
- scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds
- obsequious
- slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic
- overt
- open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert
- odium
- detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute
- ossify
- change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas
- obsequy
- funeral ceremony
- opulence
- extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant
- outstrip
- outrun; surpass; outdo
- orifice
- mouthlike opening; small opening ; CF. mouth
- orthodox
- traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine
- obstinate
- stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy
- orthography
- correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics
- obsessive
- related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively
- opiate
- medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium
- overweening
- arrogant; presumptuous
- obviate
- make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need
- opaque
- dark; not transparent; N. opacity
- onslaught
- vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy
- opportunist
- individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism
- oblivion
- obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness
- opalescent
- iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence
- obligatory
- binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate
- offhand
- casual; done without prior thought or preparation
- obstetrician
- physician specializing in delivery of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife
- orgy
- wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping
- outrage
- act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive
- obeisance
- bow
- obloquy
- slander; disgrace; infamy
- obtrude
- push forward or intrude; impose on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive
- opportune
- timely; well-chosen
- obstreperous
- boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable
- orientation
- act of finding oneself in society; orienting
- outspoken
- candid; blunt
- officious
- meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy
- ogle
- look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls
- osseous
- made of bone; bony
- overwrought
- nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done
- oblivious
- inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful
- oaf
- stupid awkward person; CF. elf