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36 Cards in this Set
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obdurate
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adj; stubborn
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obeisance
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n; bow
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obfuscate
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v; confuse; cause confusion; make needlessly complex
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obloquy
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n; slander; disgrace; infamy
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obsequious
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adj; slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obsequy
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n; funeral ceremony
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obsidian
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n; black volcanic rock
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obstreperous
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adj; boisterous; noisy
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obtrude
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v; intrude
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obtuse
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adj; blunt; stupid
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obviate
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v; make unnecessary
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Occident
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n; the West
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occlude
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v; shut; close
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oculist
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n; physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
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odious
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adj; hateful; vile
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odium
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n; detestation; hatefulness; disrepute
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odoriferous
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adj; giving off an odor
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officious
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adj; meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
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oligarchy
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n; govt ruled by a privileged few
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onerous
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adj; burdensome
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onus
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n; burden; responsibility
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opalescent
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adj; iridescent; lustrous
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opiate
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n; medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
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opprobrium
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n; infamy; vilification
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opulence
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n; extreme wealth
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oracular
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adj; prophetic
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ordeal
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n; severe trial or affliction
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ornithologist
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n; study of birds
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osseous
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adj; made of bone; bony
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ossify
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v; change or harden into bone
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ostensible
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adj; apparent; professed; pretended
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ostentatious
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adj; pretentious; showy
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overt
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adj; open to view
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overwrought
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adj; extremely agitated; hysterical
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ovoid
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adj; egg-shaped
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overweening
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adj; presumptuous; arrogant
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