Set 14 B
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- n opalescent
- iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence
- pachyderm
- thick-skinned animal
- n opprobrium
- infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous
- n parley
- conference (between opponents); CF. speak
- oratorio
- dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata
- n ostentatious
- showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display
- n overwrought
- nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done
- palette
- board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)
- orator
- public speaker
- n pander
- cater to (the low desires of others)
- n pallid
- pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion
- n 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
- n ornithologist
- scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds
- n pall
- become boring; grow tiresome
- n palatial
- of or suitable for a palace; magnificent
- n outstrip
- outrun; surpass; outdo
- paradox
- something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct
- n panegyric
- formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics.
- n ordination
- ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest
- n palimpsest
- parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
- n ossify
- change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas
- orientation
- act of finding oneself in society; orienting
- n pan
- criticize harshly
- n paean
- song of praise or joy; Ex. paeans celebrating the victory
- s inamorata
- woman whom a man loves
- n osseous
- made of bone; bony
- palpable
- tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious; Ex. palpable blunder
- ordinance
- decree; authoritative order
- n palpitate
- throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.
- orient
- get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate
- ovoid
- egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate
- outmoded
- no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned
- paradigm
- model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word
- n pariah
- social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah
- paragon
- model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue
- s rustle
- make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together
- n overweening
- arrogant; presumptuous
- n onerous
- burdensome
- n orthography
- correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics
- ostensible
- apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
- n parlance
- language; manner of speaking; idiom; Ex. in legal/common parlance
- n pallet
- small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet
- n onomatopoeia
- words formed in imitation of natural sounds
- n palliate
- ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)
- n panache
- flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ¾Æ·¡·Î õÀ» »©³»´Â ¼Ø¾¾
- n palate
- roof of the mouth; sense of the taste
- n palatable
- agreeable; pleasing to the taste
- paramour
- illicit lover