O Flashcards
Ointment
a smooth oily preparation that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic.
Ought
Should by moral obligation
Osmosis
a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane.
the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc.
Oblong
an object or flat figure in an elongated rectangle or oval shape.
having an elongated shape, as a rectangle or an oval.
Object
a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed
say something to express one’s disapproval of or disagreement with something.
Order
the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method, especially as to be psychologically, physiologically, and socially fulfilling
Organizational rules
Rules that govern interactions and internal operations
Omniscience
the state of knowing everything.
Operate
Conduct or manage an activity effectively.
Ostensible
stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
Orienting response
an automatic, involuntary shift of attention to new, unexpected, or unpredictable stimuli.
Optimal
Most favorable
Overbearing
unpleasantly or arrogantly domineering
Overbear
overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.
Ornery
bad-tempered and combative.
stubborn
Omission
a person or thing that has been left out or excluded.
the action of excluding or leaving out someone or something.
a failure to do something, especially something that one has a moral or legal obligation to do.
Operant
involving the modification of behavior by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences (instrumental conditioning).
an item of behavior that is initially spontaneous, rather than a response to a prior stimulus, but whose consequences may reinforce or inhibit recurrence of that behavior.
Ossification
The process of creating bone, that is of transforming cartilage (or fibrous tissue) into bone
On the nose
to a person’s sense of smell.
precisely
(of betting) on a horse to win (as opposed to being placed).
Opt out
choose not to participate in something.
Opt-out
an instance of choosing not to participate in something.
Onward
in a continuing forward direction; ahead.
forward in time.
so as to make progress or become more successful.
Outmoded
old-fashioned.
Outlaw
a person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive.
an intractable horse or other animal.
a person deprived of the benefit and protection of the law.
ban or make illegal.
deprive (someone) of the benefit and protection of the law.
Overalls
loose protective trousers worn over regular clothes
Officiousness
being too eager to tell people what to do or having an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
Ostracize
exclude (someone) from a society or group.
(in ancient Greece) banish (an unpopular or too powerful citizen) from a city for five or ten years by popular vote.
Obscene
(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.
offensive to moral principles; repugnant.
Opt
make a choice from a range of possibilities.
opt in: choose to participate in something
Opulence
great wealth or luxuriousness.
Overtly
without concealment or secrecy; openly.
Optimization
Ostensibly
apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually
Outgrowth
something that grows out of something else.
the process of growing out.
a natural development or result of something.
