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50 Cards in this Set
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objective (adj)
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not influenced by emotion; fair
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objective (n)
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goal; aim
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obligatory (adj)
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binding; required (n) obligation
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oblique (adj)
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indirect; slanting
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obliterate (v)
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destroy completely
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oblivion (n)
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obscurity; forgetfulness
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oblivious (adj)
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inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed
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obnoxious (adj)
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offensive
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obscure (adj)
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dark; vague; unclear
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obsequious (adj)
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slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
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obsessive (adj)
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relating to thinking abut constantly; preoccupying (n) obsession
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obsolete (adj)
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no longer useful; outmoded; amtiquated
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obstetrician (n)
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physician specializing in delivery of babies
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obstinate (adj)
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stubborn; hard to control or treat (n) obstinacy
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obstreperous (adj)
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boisterous; noisy
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obtrude (v)
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push (oneself or one’s idea) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or extrude (adj) obtrusive
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obtuse (adj)
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blunt; stupid
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obviate (v)
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make unnecessary; get rid of
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odious (adj)
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hateful; vile
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odium (n)
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detestation; hatefulness; disrepute
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odorous (adj)
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having an odor
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odyssey (n)
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long, eventful journey
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offensive (adj)
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attacking; insulting; distasteful
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offhand (adj)
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casual; done without previous thought
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officious (adj)
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meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services
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ogle (v)
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look at amorously; make eyes at
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olfactory (adj)
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concerning the sense of smell
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oligarchy (n)
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government by a privileged few
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ominous (adj)
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threatening (n) omen
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omnipotent (adj)
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all-powerful
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omnipresent (adj)
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universally present; ubiquitous
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omniscient (adj)
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all-knowing
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omnivorous (adj)
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eating both plants and animal food; devouring everything
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onerous (adj)
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burdensome
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onset (n)
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beginning; attack
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onus (n)
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burden; responsibility
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opalescent (adj)
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rainbow-colored; iridescent; lustrous
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opaque (adj)
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dark; not transparent
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opiate (n)
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medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieve emotion or causes inaction
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opportune (adj)
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timely; well-chosen
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opportunist (n)
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individual who sacrifices principles for experience by taking advantage of circumstances
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optician (n)
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maker and seller of eyeglasses
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optimist (n)
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person who looks on the good side
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optimum (adj) (n)
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most favorable
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optional (adj)
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not obligatory; left to one’s choice
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opulence (n)
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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance (adj) opulent
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opus (n)
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work
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oracular (adj)
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prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous (n) oracle
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orator (n)
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public speaker
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obscure (v)
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darken; make unclear
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