BARRON'S 33: obsolete-overweening

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  1. obsolete
    no longer in use
  2. obstetrician
    a physician specializing in childbirth
  3. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  4. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  5. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  6. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  7. obviate
    do away with
  8. occident
    the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
  9. occlude
    block passage through
  10. occult
    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  11. oculist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  12. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  13. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  14. odoriferous
    emitting a smell, especially an unpleasant smell
  15. odorous
    having a characteristic aroma
  16. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  17. offensive
    unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
  18. offhand
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  19. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  20. ogle
    stare or look at, especially with amorous intentions
  21. olfactory
    of or relating to the sense of smell
  22. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  23. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  24. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  25. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  26. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  27. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  28. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  29. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  30. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  31. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  32. opalescent
    having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  33. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  34. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  35. opportunist
    a person who places expediency above principle
  36. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  37. optician
    a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
  38. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
  39. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  40. optional
    possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
  41. optometrist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  42. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  43. opus
    a musical work that has been created
  44. oracular
    of or relating to prophecy or someone who tells the future
  45. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  46. oratorio
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra
  47. ordain
    invest with ministerial or priestly authority
  48. ordeal
    a severe or trying experience
  49. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  50. ordination
    the act of conferring holy orders
  51. orgy
    a wild gathering
  52. orient
    the eastern hemisphere
  53. orientation
    the act of determining one's position
  54. orifice
    an opening, especially one that opens into a bodily cavity
  55. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  56. ornithologist
    a zoologist who studies feathered animals
  57. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  58. orthography
    representing the sounds of a language by written symbols
  59. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  60. osseous
    composed of or containing bone
  61. ossify
    become bony
  62. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  63. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  64. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  65. oust
    remove from a position or office
  66. outlandish
    noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual
  67. outmoded
    no longer in fashion
  68. outskirts
    area relatively far from the center, as of a city or town
  69. outspoken
    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
  70. outstrip
    go far ahead of
  71. outwit
    beat through cleverness
  72. ovation
    enthusiastic recognition
  73. overbearing
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  74. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  75. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
Created on 八月 24, 2010 (updated 八月 24, 2010)

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