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opus
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| any work of art | oeuvre |
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orthography
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| correct spelling |
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oracle
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| a female priest who give people wise but often mysterious advice from a god |
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obfuscate
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| to confuse | muddle | make needlessly complex |
| EXP: Becasue China lacked the military capacity to enforce this assertion, it made strategic sense to ____ rather than clarify intentions. |
| ANT: clarify |
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onomatopoeia
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| words formed in imitation of natural sounds |
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ossify
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| to change or harden into bone |
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obviate
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| to make unnecessary |
| EXP: The recently accorded peace deal will _______ any need for deploying UN troops in the region. |
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overweening
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| arrogant | presumptious | haughty |
| ANT: humble | modest | unassuming |
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outmoded
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| old-fashioed | no longer stylish |
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obsequious
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| too eager to praise or obey someone | servile | sychophantic |
| ANT: assertive | acting confidently | supercilious |
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odious
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| inspiring hatred, contempt or disgust | abominable | obnoxious | detestable |
| EXP: What an _______ crime |
| ANT: delightful |
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odium
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| detestation | hatefulness | repugnance |
| EXP: The prince could not express the _____ he felt toward Cinderella's step sisters because of their maltreatment of poor Cinderella. |
| ANT: approval |
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obloquy
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| censure | criticism | defamation | opprobrium |
| ANT: praise |
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obnoxious
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| offensive |
| EXP: Please mend your obnoxious behavior. | ANT: delightful |
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overbearing
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| bossy | domineering | haughty |
| EXP: Certain of her own importance and of the unimportance of others, Michelle Dressler was intolerably __________. |
| ANT: meek | submissive |
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Occident
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| the western part of the world |
| EXP: It will take time for the ______ to understand the ways and customs of the Orient. |
| ANT: Orient |
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obeisance
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| bow |
| EXP: She made an ____ out of respect as the king and queen entered the congregation hall. |
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obstreperous
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| disruptive | unruly | disorderedly | rough |
| ANT: demure | quiet |
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oracle
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| someone who knows a lot about a subject and can give good advice |
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oracular
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| mysterious and difficult to understand, but probably wise |
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occult
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| mysterious | secret | supernatural |
| EXP: The _______ rites of the religious sect are revealed only to its doctrinaires. |
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ominous
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| threatening | menacing |
| EXP: There was an ____ silence when I asked whether my employment contract was going to be renewed. |
| ANT: promising |
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outstrip
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| to surpass | outdo |
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obliterate
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| to destroy completely |
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odyssey
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| long, eventful journey |
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obsidian
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| black volcanic rock |
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obtrude
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| to impose opinions o othres | interfere |
| EXP: Mr. Buchanan does not likes to be ______ in his decisons, so let us keep it that way and make him happy. |
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ovation
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| enthusiastic applause |
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opalescent
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| describes sth that reflects light and changes color like an opal | prismatic | iridescent |
| EXP: the ____ scales of a fish |
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ogle
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| to look at someone with obvious sexual interest | gaze |
| EXP: I noticed you ogling the woman in the red robe |
| ANT: ignore |
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iridescent
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| having rainbow colors | prismatic | opalescent |
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osseous
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| made of bone | bony |
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opiate
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| medicine to induce sleep and dreaden pain | sth that relieves emotions or causes inaction |
| ANT: stimulant|
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opine
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| to state sth as an opinion |
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odoriferous
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| having a storng odour |
| EXP: The waiter put some ______ condiments on the table to stimulate appetite of the guests. |
| ANT: odorless |
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orthodox
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| traditional & conservative |
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obsequy
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| a funeral or burial rite |
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officious
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| meddlesome & interfering |
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overwrought
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| extremely agitated | upset, nurveous & anxious |
| ANT: calm |
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occlude
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| to shut or close a passage | block | obstruct | clog up |
| EXP: A blood clot ______ an artery to the heart |
| ANT: free | open |
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onus
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| responsibility | duty | obligation |
| EXP: The emperor was spared the ____ of signing the surrender papers; instead, he relegated the assignments of his generals. |
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outskirts
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| borders |
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onerous
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| difficult to do | arduous | tedious | needing a lot of effort |
| EXP: The professor asked for an assistant because her work load was too ____ for her to be productive. |
| ANT: easy |
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offhand
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| casual | unconcerned & uncaring | withour preparation | impromptu |
| EXP: Invited first time at his home, we were shocked at his _____ manner; we expected to be treated with due propriety by our host. |
| ANT: serious | premeditated |
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