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58 Cards in this Set
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oaf
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stupid, awkward person
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obeisance
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bow
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oblique
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indirect; slanting
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obliterate
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destroy completely
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oblivion
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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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 (v)
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darken; make unclear
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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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obstreperous
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boisterous; noisy
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obtrude
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push (oneself or one's ideas)
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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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occult
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mysterious; secret; supernatural
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oculist
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physician who specializes in eyes
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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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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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oligarchy
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government by a privileged few
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onslaught
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viscous assault
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opalescent
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iridescent; luminous
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opiate
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medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
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opportune
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timely; well-chosen
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opportunist
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individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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opprobrium
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infamy; vilification
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optician
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maker and seller of glasses
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optometrist
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one who fits glasses to remedy visual effects (glasses; not surgery/medicine)
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opulence
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
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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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ordeal
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severe trial or affliction
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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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orientation
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act of finding oneself in society
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orifice
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mouthlike opening; small opening
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orthodox
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traditional; conservative in belief
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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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ostracize
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exclude from public favor; ban
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outmoded
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no longer stylish; old-fashioned
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outspoken
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candid; blunt
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outstrip
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surpass; outdo
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ovation
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enthusiastic applause
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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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octogenarian
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someone who is between 80 and 90 years old
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