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Opulence
[Noun] Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
Orientation
[Noun] The act of determining one’s position
Ornate
[Adj] Marked by complexity and richness of detail
Orotund
[Adj] Overly formal and pompous in style
Oscillate
[Verb] Move or swing from side to side regularly
Ossified
[Adj] Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior or beliefs
Ostensible
[Adj] Appearing as such but not necessarily so
Ostentatious
[Adj] Intended to attract notice and impress others
Ostracize
[Verb] Expel from a community or group
Outgrowth
[Noun] The gradual beginning or coming forth
Outmoded
[Adj] No longer in fashion
Outset
[Noun] The time at which something is supposed to begin
Overhaul
[Verb] Make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
Overt
[Adj] Open and observable; not secret or hidden
Overweening
[Adj] Presumptuously arrogant
Overwrought
[Adj] Deeply agitated especially from emotion; distraught
Panegyric
[Adj] Formally expressing praise; expressing an encomium
Paragon
[Noun] A perfect embodiment of a concept
Paucity
[Noun] An insufficient quantity or number; dearth
Pedant
[Noun] A person who pays too much attention to formal rules
Pedantry
[Noun] An ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
Peer
[Verb] Look searchingly
Penchant
[Noun] A strong liking or preference
Penury
[Noun] A state of extreme poverty or destitution
Peremptory
[Adj] Putting an end to all debate or action
Perennial
[Adj] Lasting an indefinitely long time
Perfidious
[Adj] Tending to betray
Perfidy
[Noun] An act of deliberate betrayal
Perfunctory
[Adj] Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; cursory
Pernicious
[Adj] Exceedingly harmful
Perpetuate
[Verb] Cause to continue or prevail