O Flashcards
Obeisance
An obeisance is an act, usually physical, showing dutiful obedience.
Often a bow of submission
Obdurate
1 Obstinate
2 resistant to emotion
Obloquy
A state of disgrace resulting from public abuse or disapproval
Obsequious
Someone who sucks up to another
Obstreperous
Noisily and stubbornly defiant
Obtuse
Lacking in intellect
Obviate
To make unnecessary
Occlude
Obstruct
Occult
- N. The supernatural
- V. To hide from view
- A. Hidden, difficult to see.
Odium
Hate plus disgust
Odious
Flagrantly detestable
Odoriferous
Having a natural smell
Officious
Overly eager to do more than required.
Ogle
To eye someone lustfully
Onus
Solemn responsibility, burden.
Opalescent
Having the reflective luster of an opal
Opprobrium
N state of dishonor. Attention for something bad
Opulent
A. Luxurious display of wealth
Neg conn: pretentious
Oracular
Related to oracles. Mysterious, auguring, etc
ornithologist
Studies birds
Orotund
Of sound, full and rich
Orthogonal
Perpendicular
Two independent events one doesn’t affect another
Osseous
Bony
Related to bones
Ossify
To become bone
To harden