Vocab O Flashcards
Obdurate
Adj unyielding, hardhearted, inflexible
Obeisance
N gesture that expresses deference, such as a bow or curtsy
Obfuscate
V to deliberately obscure, to make confusing
Obsequious
Adj exhibiting a fawning attentiveness; subservient
Obstinate
Adj stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising
Obstreperous
Adj noisy, loudly stubborn, boisterious
Obtain
V to be established, accepted, or customary, prevail
Obtuse
Adj lacking sharpness of intellect, not clear or precise in thought or expression
Obviate
V to anticipate and make unnecessary
Occlude
V to obstruct or block
Occult
Adj hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
V to hide
Odious
Adj hateful; arousing strong feelings of dislike
Officious
Adj meddlesome, pushy in offering one’s services where they are unwanted
Onerous
Adj troubling, burdensome
Opaque
Adj Impermeable by light; dense in mind
Opprobrium
N disgrace, contempt, scorn
Oscillation
N the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, Uninterrupted rhythm
Ossified
Adj changed into bone; made rigidly conventional and unreceptive to change
Ostensible
Adj seeming, appearing as such, professed
Ostentatious
Adj characterized by or given to pretentiousness
Overweening
Adj presumptuously arrogant, overbearing, immoderate
