Vocabulary: O-words

Question 1

os·ten·si·ble
[o-sten-suh-buh l]

Answer 1

1.
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
2.
apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.

Question 2

on·er·ous
[on-er-uh s, oh-ner-]

Answer 2

burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.

Question 3

ostracised

Answer 3

to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father’s arrest.
2.
to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate.

Question 4

Ostentatious

Answer 4

characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
2.
(of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful’s ostentatious charity.