o words Flashcards
ob
A halfpenny; or an objection; or the obese gene
objective
not affected by personal feeling, impartial, unbiased, indifferent
obscure
Not discovered or known about; uncertain.
obtrusive
obvious, highly noticeable, flagrant, conspicuous
occidental
Of or relating to the countries of the Occident.
od
a hypothetical power once thought to pervade nature and account for various phenomena, such as magnetism
oe
A small island
offal
the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food.
om
a mystic syllable, considered the most sacred mantra. It appears at the beginning and end of most Sanskrit recitations, prayers, and texts
omnism
the belief in all religions
oneiromancy
the interpretation of dreams in order to foretell the future.
op art
A genre of abstract art that uses geometric shapes and vivid colours to create optical illusions, such as an illusion of movement
opaque
impenetrable by light
opportune
suitable; well-times, fortuitous
opsimath
a person who begins to learn or study only late in life.