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Question 1

oaf

Answer 1

stupid, awkward person

He called the unfortunate waiter a clumsy oaf.

Question 2

obdurate

Answer 2

stubborn

He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints.

Question 3

obeisance

Answer 3

bow

She made an obeisance as the king and queen entered the room.

Question 4

obelisk

Answer 4

tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid

Cleopatra’s Needle is an obelisk in New York City’s Central Park.

Question 5

obfuscate

Answer 5

confuse; muddle

Do not obfuscate the issues by dragging in irrelevant arguments.

Question 6

oblique

Answer 6

slanting; deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line

The sergeant ordered the men to march “oblique right.”

Question 7

oblivion

Answer 7

forgetfulness

Her work had fallen into a state of oblivion; no one bothered to read them.

Question 8

obloquy

Answer 8

slander; disgrace; infamy

I resent the obloquy that you are casting upon my reputation.

Question 9

obnoxious

Answer 9

offensive

I find your behavior obnoxious; please mend your ways.

Question 10

obsequious

Answer 10

slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic

Helen valued people who behaved as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an excessively obsequious waiter or a fawning salesclerk.

Question 11

obsequy

Answer 11

funeral ceremony

Hundreads paid their last respects at his obsequies.

Question 12

obsidian

Answer 12

clak volcanic rock

The deposits of obsidian on the mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient times.

Question 13

obstreperous

Answer 13

boisterous; noisy

The crowd became obstreperous and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker.

Question 14

obtrusive

Answer 14

pushing forward

I found her a very obstrusive person, constantly seeking the center of the stage.

Question 15

obtuse

Answer 15

blunt; stupid

Because he was so obtuse, he could not follow the teacher’s reasoning and asked foolish questions.

Question 16

obviate

Answer 16

make unnecessary; get rid of

I hope this contribution will obviate any need for further collections of funds.

Question 17

occult

Answer 17

mysterious; secret; supernatural

The occult rites of the organization were revealed only to members.

Question 18

odious

Answer 18

hateful

I find the task of punishing you most odious.

Question 19

odoriferous

Answer 19

giving off an odor

The odoriferous spices stimulated her jaded appetite.

Question 20

offhand

Answer 20

casual; done without prior thought

Expecting to be treated with due propriety by her costs, Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their offhand manner.

Question 21

officious

Answer 21

meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services

After her long flight, Jill just wanted to nap, but the officious bellboy was intent on showing her all the special features of the deluxe suite.

Question 22

ogle

Answer 22

glance coquettishly at; make eyes at

Sitting for hours at the sidewalk cafe, the old gentleman would oggle the young girls and recall his youthful romances.

Question 23

oligarchy

Answer 23

government by a few

The feudal oligarchy was supplanted by an autocracy.

Question 24

ominous

Answer 24

threatening

Those clouds are ominous; they suggest that a severe storm is on the way.

Question 25

omniscient

Answer 25

all-knowing I do not pretend to be omniscient, but I am positive about this fact.

Question 26

onerous

Answer 26

burdensome He asked for an assistant because his work load was too onerous.

Question 27

onomatopoeia

Answer 27

words formed in imitation of natural sounds Words like "rustle" and "gargle" are illustrations of onomatopoeia.

Question 28

onslaught

Answer 28

vicious assault We suffered many casualties during unexpected onslaght of the enemy troops.

Question 29

onus

Answer 29

burden; responsibility The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers; instead, he relegated the assignment to his generals.

Question 30

opalescent

Answer 30

iridescent The Ancient Mariner admired the opalescent sheen on the water.

Question 31

opiate

Answer 31

sleep producer; deadener of pain By such opiates, she made the people forget their difficulties and accept their unpleasant circumstances.

Question 32

opprobrium

Answer 32

infamy; vilification He refused to defend himself against the slander and opprobrium hurled against him by the newspapers; he preferred to rely on his record.

Question 33

opulence

Answer 33

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance The glitter and opulence of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.

Question 34

opus

Answer 34

work Although many critics hailed his Fifth Symphony, he did not regard it as his major opus.

Question 35

oracular

Answer 35

foretelling; mysterious Oedipus could not understand the oracular warning he received.

Question 36

oratorio

Answer 36

dramatic poem set to music The Glee Club decided to present an oratorio during their recital.

Question 37

ordain

Answer 37

command; arrange; consecrate The king ordained that no foreigner should be allowed to enter the city.

Question 38

ordeal

Answer 38

severe trial or affliction Terry Anderson spoke movingly of his long ordeal as a hostage in Lebanon.

Question 39

ordinance

Answer 39

decree Passing a red light is a violation of a city ordinance.

Question 40

ordination

Answer 40

ceremony conferring holy orders The candidate for ordination had to meet with the bishop and the diocean officers before being judged ready to be ordained a deacon.

Question 41

orient

Answer 41

get one's bearings; adjust Philip spent his first day in Denver orienting himself to the city.

Question 42

orientation

Answer 42

act of finding oneself in society Freshman orientation provides the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new environment and their place in it.

Question 43

ornithologist

Answer 43

scientific student of birds Auduborn's drawings of American bird life have been of interest not only to the ornithologists but also to the general public.

Question 44

oscillate

Answer 44

vibrate pendulumlike; waver It is interesting to note how public opinion oscillates between the extremes of optimism and pessimism.

Question 45

osseus

Answer 45

made of bone; bony The hollow "soft spot" found at the top of the infant's skull gradually closes as new osseus tissue fills in the gap.

Question 46

ossify

Answer 46

change or harden into bone When he called his opponent a "bonehead," he implied that his adversary's brain had ossified and that he was not capable of clear thinking.

Question 47

ostensible

Answer 47

apparent; professed; pretended Although the ostensible purpose of this expedition is to discover new lands, we are really interested in finding new markets for our products.

Question 48

ostentatious

Answer 48

showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention Trump's latest casino in Atlantic City is the most ostentatious gambling place in the East: it easily outglitters its competitors.

Question 49

ostracize

Answer 49

exclude from public favor; ban As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals, his friends began to ostracize him.

Question 50

oust

Answer 50

expel; drive out The world wondered if Aquino would be able to oust Marcos from office.

Question 51

outmoded

Answer 51

no longer stylish; old-fahioned Unconcerned about keeping in style, Lenore was perfectly happy to wear outmoded clothes as long as they were clean and unfrayed.

Question 52

outwit

Answer 52

outsmart; trick By disguising himself as an old woman, Holmes was able to outwit his pursuers and escape capture.

Question 53

ovation

Answer 53

enthusiastic applause When Placido Domingo came on stage in the first act of La Boheme, he was greeted by a tremendous ovation.

Question 54

overbearing

Answer 54

bossy; arrogant; decisively important Certain of her own importance and of the unimportance of everyone else, Lady Bracknell was intolerably overbearing in manner. "In choosing a husband," she said, "good birth is of overbearing importance; compared to that, neither wealth nor talent signifie

Question 55

overweening

Answer 55

presumptuous; arrogant His overweening pride in his accomplishments was not justified.