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NOVELTY
The quality of being novel; newness
NOSTALGIA
A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past
NUANCE
A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation
OBDURATE
Hardened against feeling; hardhearted, not giving in to persuasion; intractable
OBJECTIONABLE
Arousing disapproval; offensive
OBLIQUE
Devious, misleading, or dishonest
OBSEQUIOUS
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning; kissing up
OBSTINATE
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an opinion, or a course of action; obdurate
OBSTREPEROUS
Noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous
OFFICIOUS
Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
OLFACTORY
Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell
OMINOUS
Menacing; threatening, or of being a n omen, especially an evil one
ONEROUS
Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
OPAQUE
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent
ORDEAL
A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance