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Barrons GRE Wordlist - O 113 words

July 27, 2009 By Sree Harsha T. (Mumbai India)

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  1. oaf
    an awkward stupid person
  2. oath
    a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
  3. oatmeal
    porridge made of rolled oats
  4. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  5. obeisance
    bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  6. obelisk
    a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
  7. obese
    excessively fat
  8. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  9. obituary
    a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
  10. objective
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
  11. obligatory
    required by obligation or compulsion or convention
  12. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
  13. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  14. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  15. oblivious
    (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of
  16. obloquy
    a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
  17. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  18. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  19. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  20. obsessive
    characterized by or constituting an obsession
  21. obsidian
    acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces
  22. obsolete
    no longer in use
  23. obstetrician
    a physician specializing in obstetrics
  24. obstinate
    tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
  25. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  26. obtrude
    push to thrust outward
  27. obtuse
    of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
  28. obviate
    do away with
  29. Occident
    the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
  30. occlude
    block passage through
  31. occult
    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  32. oculist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
  33. odds
    the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
  34. odious
    unequivocally detestable
  35. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  36. odoriferous
    emitting an odor
  37. odorous
    having odor or a characteristic odor
  38. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  39. offensive
    unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
  40. offhand
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  41. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  42. ogle
    look at with amorous intentions
  43. olfactory
    of or relating to olfaction
  44. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  45. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  46. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  47. omnipresent
    being present everywhere at once
  48. omniscient
    infinitely wise
  49. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  50. onerous
    not easily borne; wearing
  51. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  52. onslaught
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  53. onus
    an onerous or difficult concern
  54. ooze
    pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
  55. opalescent
    having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  56. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
  57. opiate
    a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
  58. opportune
    suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  59. opportunist
    a person who places expediency above principle
  60. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  61. optician
    a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
  62. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
  63. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
  64. optional
    possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
  65. optometrist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
  66. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  67. opus
    a musical work that has been created
  68. oracular
    of or relating to an oracle
  69. orator
    a person who delivers a speech or oration
  70. oratorio
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
  71. ordain
    invest with ministerial or priestly authority
  72. ordeal
    a severe or trying experience
  73. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  74. ordination
    the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
  75. orgy
    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
  76. orient
    the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
  77. orientation
    the act of orienting
  78. orifice
    an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
  79. ornate
    marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
  80. ornithologist
    a zoologist who studies birds
  81. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  82. orthography
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
  83. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  84. osseous
    composed of or containing bone
  85. ossify
    become bony
  86. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  87. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  88. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  89. oust
    remove from a position or office
  90. outcast
    a person who is rejected (from society or home)
  91. outfit
    a set of clothing (with accessories)
  92. outgoing
    at ease in talking to others
  93. outlandish
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  94. outlaw
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  95. outlook
    a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
  96. outmoded
    out of fashion
  97. outrage
    a disgraceful event
  98. outskirts
    outlying areas (as of a city or town)
  99. outspoken
    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
  100. outstrip
    go far ahead of
  101. outwit
    beat through cleverness and wit
  102. ovation
    enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
  103. overbearing
    having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  104. overblown
    puffed up with vanity
  105. oversee
    watch and direct
  106. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  107. overthrow
    rule against
  108. overture
    orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
  109. overturn
    cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
  110. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  111. overwhelm
    cover completely or make imperceptible
  112. overwrought
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  113. ovoid
    rounded like an egg