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31 Cards in this Set
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OBSTETRICIAN
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physicians specialized in delivering babies
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OBSTREPEROUS
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boisterous, noiy
Eg:An obstreperous group of people |
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OCCULT
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mysterious, securious, supernatural
Eg; The occult of the campaign |
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OCULIST
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physician speciailized in treatment of the eyes
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ODIUM
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detestation
Eg: After what he has done, all I feel is odium towards him |
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ODORIFERIOUS
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giving off an odor
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OGLE
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make eyes at
Eg: I am such a coy sometimes, always too scared to ogle at my crush openly |
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OLFACTORY
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sense of smell
olfactory sense |
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OLIGARCHY
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government by a priviledge view
As a result of epotism, government in Vietnam only consist of oligarchy |
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OMINOUS
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threatening
Eg: Her deteriating health is ominous, suggesting that she needs a surgery |
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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words imitation of sound
Goggle |
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ONSLAUGHT
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vicious assault
Eg: The onslaught of the enemy left the peaceful town in depredation |
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ONUS
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burden, responsib
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OPTOMETRIST
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one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
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OPUS
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work
Eg: His major, opus, up to now, is the Smile of Monalisa |
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ORACULAR
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mysterious ambigious
prophetic (ORACLE) |
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ORATORIO
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dramatic poem, set to music
(cantata) |
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ORDAIN
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1. decree/command
2. grant holy orders 3. predestine eg: fate had ordained their meeting |
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ORDEAL
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severe trial or affliction
EG: I find it an ordeal having to communicate through phone |
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ORDINANCE
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decree
violation of a ordinance |
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ORGY
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wild, drunken revelry
Eg: To celebrate her 23 brithday, we all decided to go to a local bar and become orgies |
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ORIFICE
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an opening, mouthlike small opneing
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ORNITHOLOGIST
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scientific study of birds
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ORTHOGRAPHY
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correct spelling
Eg: English's orthography |
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OSSEOUS
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made of bone, bony.
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OSSIFY
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harden into bone
Eg: A 'bone-head" = head ossified |
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OUTLANDISH
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perculiar, bizzare, unconventional
Eg: He just freaks me out with those outlandish behavious |
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OUTSTRIP
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surpass, outdo
EG: He successfully outstripped his opponents and won the medal |
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OVATION
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enthusiastic, applause
Eg: greeted with tremendous ovation |
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OVERBEARING
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bossy, arrogant, decisively important
eg: her presumptous behaviour and overbearing manner irritates people |
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OVERWEENING
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presumtous, arrogant
EG: He has such an overweening pride for his accomplishment make people actually devalue him |
