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.