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SAT words from 'offshoot' to 'origin'

Words alphabetically from 'offshoot' to 'origin' from the monster 5000-word at http://www.freevocabulary.com/

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offshoot
Something that branches off from the parent stock.
ogre
A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
ointment
A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
olfactory
of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
olive-branch
A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
ominous
Portentous.
omission
Exclusion.
omnipotence
Unlimited and universal power.
Omnipotent
Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
omniscience
Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omniscient
Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omnivorous
Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
onerous
Burdensome or oppressive.
onrush
Onset.
onset
An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
onslaught
A violent onset.
onus
A burden or responsibility.
opalescence
The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
opaque
Impervious to light.
operate
To put in action and supervise the working of.
operative
Active.
operator
One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
operetta
A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
opinion
A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
opponent
One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
opportune
Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
opportunist
One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
opportunity
Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
opposite
Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
opprobrium
The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
optic
Pertaining to the eye or vision.
optician
One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
optics
The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
optimism
The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
option
The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
optometry
Measurement of the powers of vision.
opulence
Affluence.
opulent
Wealthy.
oral
Uttered through the mouth.
orate
To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
oration
An elaborate or formal public speech.
orator
One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
oratorio
A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
oratory
The art of public speaking.
ordeal
Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
ordinal
That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
ordination
A consecration to the ministry.
ordnance
A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
orgies
Wild or wanton revelry.
origin
The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.

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