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ominous |
foreboding; threatening Bullies are ominous to little kids. |
omen minions |
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omnipresent |
present everywhere at once God is omnipresent throughout the day to guide me. |
God presence |
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omnivorous |
eating almost anything, esp vegetable and meat Some animals can be omnivorous. |
human vultures |
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onerous |
burdensome; oppressive My grandma is onerous when I don't want to eat dinner. |
onus nervous |
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onomatopoeia |
words that imitate the sounds associated with meaning An onomatopoeia makes a book more exciting. |
comics poetry |
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vernal |
occurring in the spring; spring-like; young My birthday is during the vernal time. |
verde fern |
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synchronized |
made to occur in unison; made to coincide Her and her sister do synchronized swimming. |
sync twins |
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vesture |
apparel; clothes Aunt Cindy's closet has plenty of vestures. |
vest dress |
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opaque |
not transparent or translucent; obscure Hurricane shutters are opaque. |
not open opal |
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opprabrium |
disgrace; shame When my cousin says rude things to our family she is opprobrium. |
probation problem |
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opulent |
tremendously welthy My aunt is opulent because she buy a lot of expensive things for us on Christmas. |
plenty Oprah |
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oracular |
forecasting the future; prophetic I like to think of weathermen as oracular. |
oracle ocular |
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ordinance |
a statue or law of a town or city |
order obedience |
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hallmark |
an actual mark indicating high quality, excellence |
hallow market |
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paragon |
the finest example; a model of excellence |
perfect president |
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pariah |
an outcast from society |
pirate hermit |
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hallucination |
an imaginary perception |
imagination LSD |
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virtuoso |
a master of a particular art, skill or techinque |
viral virtuous |
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assiduous |
persistent; unremitting; diligent; devotedly attentive |
studious assistant |
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propitious |
accompanied by favorable circumstances and implications |
popular props |
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propound |
to set forth for consideration |
profound proposed |
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propriety |
the sense or quality of being appropriate or proper; conduct that matches generally accepted standards |
professional pro |
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piqued |
made resentful; stimulated or aroused |
quip quest |
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pittance |
a very small amount |
pit cents |
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tyro |
a beginner or learner |
try trial |
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ubiquitous |
seeming to be everywhere at once |
Big Lots mosquitos |
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prosaic |
ordinary; dull |
soap opera prose |
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assimilate |
to absorb and make part of |
assembly simulator |
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assonance |
resemblance of vowel sounds resulting in partial rhyme |
song sonet |
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assuage |
to lessen in severity or harshness; to calm or satisfy; to appease |
massage persuade |
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benign |
of gentile disposition; kindly; no harmful |
kind nice |
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artifice |
skill; cleverness; ingenuity |
art artistic |
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rhetoric |
effective and convincing use of words |
historic orator |
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artisan |
one trained in particular art or trade |
artistic trader |
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ascetic |
self denying; lacking all pleasure or comfort |
accent prosthetic |
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perceptible |
capable of being perceived; noticeable; discernable |
perspective visible |
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peremptory |
not to be debated or denied |
premiere exemplory |
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ascribed |
attributed to; alleged to come from or belong to |
subscribed prescription |
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aspersion |
a discrediting, disrespectful or injurious remark or report |
curse spell |
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perennial |
continuing or existing through the year or for years; unceasing |
annual centennial |
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precursor |
one or that which goes or occurs in advance and foretells the future |
forerunner oracular |
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predilection |
a preference; a liking for; a leaning towards |
election direction |
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perfidious |
treacherous; violating of faith or trust |
fib pedifile |
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preponderance |
superiority in quantity or influence; the greater part of |
preppie ponderosa |
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ribald |
verbally vulgar, coarse or offensive |
rival revolting |
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hermetically |
made or treated so as to become airtight |
hermit crab thermal seal |
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heterogenous |
made up of unlike parts; differing in kind or quality; dissimilar |
range genes |
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vested |
endowed with power or authority |
bullet proof vest invest |
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rotund |
rounded; full |
round dont |
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perfunctory |
without genuine concern or interest; without true meaning |
fiction phoney |