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60 Cards in this Set
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obdurate
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* stubborn
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obeisance
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bow
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obelisk
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tall column tapering and ending in a pyramid
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obfuscate
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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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oblique
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indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)
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oblivion
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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oblivious
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inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed
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obloquy
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slander; disgrace; infamy
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obnoxious
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offensive
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obscure
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dark; vague; unclear
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obscure
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darken; make unclear
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obsequious
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slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obsequy
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funeral ceremony
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obsidian
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black volcanic rock
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obsolete
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outmoded
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obstinate
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stubborn; hard to control or treat
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obstreperous
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boisterous; noisy
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obtrude
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push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or extrude
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obtuse
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blunt; stupid
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obviate
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* make unnecessary; get rid of
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Occident
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the West
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occlude
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* shut; close
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odious
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hateful; vile
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odium
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detestation; hatefulness; disrepute
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odoriferous
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giving off an odor
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officious
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* meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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ogle
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look at amorously; make eyes at
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ominous
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threatening
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omnipotent
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all-powerful
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omniscient
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all-knowing
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onerous
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* burdensome
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onslaught
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vicious assault
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opalescent
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iridescent; lustrous
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opprobrium
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* infamy; vilification
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optician
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maker and seller of eyeglasses
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optimum
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most favorable
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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
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oracular
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prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
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orator
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public speaker
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oratorio
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dramatic poem set to music
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ordain
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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
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ordinance
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decree
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ordination
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ceremony conferring holy orders
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orgy
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wild, drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence
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orientation
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act of finding oneself in society
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ornithologist
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scientific student of birds
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orthography
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correct spelling
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oscillate
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* vibrate pendulumlike; waver
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osseous
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made of bone; bony
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ossify
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change or harden into bone
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ostensible
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apparent; professed; pretended
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ostentatious
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* showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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outmoded
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no longer stylish; old-fashioned
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outstrip
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surpass; outdo
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overbearing
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bossy; arrogant; decisively important
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overt
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open to view
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overweening
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presumptuous; arrogant
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overwrought
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extremely agitated; hysterical
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ovoid
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egg-shaped
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