3/12+3/13 Flashcards
obfuscate
AHB-feh-skayt
verb
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
verb
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
obfuscate
AHB-feh-skayt
The writer tends to _ the main topic with unnecessary detail.
obfuscate
AHB-feh-skayt
obsequious
ahb-SEE-kwee-us
adjective
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning; servile
adjective
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree; fawning; servile
obsequious
ahb-SEE-kwee-us
The student is _ to all his teachers, hoping to flatter his way into good grades.
obsequious
ahb-SEE-kwee-us
obstreperous
ahb-STREH-peh-rus
adjective
noisy and difficult to control; unruly
adjective
noisy and difficult to control; unruly
obstreperous
ahb-STREH-peh-rus
After he had too many drinks at the party, he became _.
obstreperous
ahb-STREH-peh-rus
obviate
AHB-vee-ayt
verb
to anticipate and prevent something from happening; prevent
verb
to anticipate and prevent something from happening; prevent
obviate
AHB-vee-ayt
Studying well for the test early on _ the need to cram just before.
obviates
AHB-vee-ayt
occult
uh-KULT
verb
to shut off from view or exposure : COVER, ECLIPSE
adjective
of, involving, or relating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena; supernatural
noun
supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena; black magic
verb
to shut off from view or exposure : COVER, ECLIPSE
adjective
of, involving, or relating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena; supernatural
noun
supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena; black magic
occult
uh-KULT
During a lunar eclipse the earth _ the moon
occults
uh-KULT
Fortune-telling and voodoo are _ practices.
occult
uh-KULT
The mystic joined a secret society to study alchemy and the _.
occult
uh-KULT
onerous
O-neh-res
adjective
(of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.
adjective
(of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.
onerous
O-neh-res
To the little girl, brushing her teeth twice a day was a _ task.
onerous
O-neh-res
opaque
o-PAYK
adjective
not able to be seen through; not transparent.
adjective
not able to be seen through; not transparent.
opaque
o-PAYK
Jack’s tinted car windows appear _ to everyone outside the car.
opaque
o-PAYK
opprobrium
uh-PRO-bree-um
noun
the public disgrace arising from someone’s shameful conduct.
noun
the public disgrace arising from someone’s shameful conduct.
opprobrium
uh-PRO-bree-um
The United States’ handling of the pandemic is worthy of much _.
opprobrium
uh-PRO-bree-um
ostentatious
ah-sten-TAY-shus
adjective
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice; showy; flamboyant
adjective
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice; showy; flamboyant
ostentatious
ah-sten-TAY-shus
The _ outfit the actress wore was worth thousands.
ostentatious
ah-sten-TAY-shus
ostracism
AHS-treh-sih-zem
noun
exclusion from a society or group.
noun
exclusion from a society or group.
ostracism
AHS-treh-sih-zem
People of color often experience _ in a predominately white society.
ostracism
AHS-treh-sih-zem
