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  1. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  2. oaf
    an awkward, foolish person
  3. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  4. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  5. obelisk
    a stone pillar tapering towards a pyramidal top
  6. obese
    excessively large
  7. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  8. obituary
    a notice of someone's death
  9. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  10. objectivity
    judgment based on observable phenomena
  11. oblation
    the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity
  12. obligatory
    required by compulsion or convention
  13. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  14. obliging
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  15. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  16. obliquity
    the quality of being deliberately vague or deceptive
  17. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  18. oblong
    deviating from a shape by being elongated in one direction
  19. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  20. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  21. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  22. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  23. observant
    quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
  24. obsolete
    no longer in use
  25. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  26. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  27. obtain
    come into possession of
  28. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  29. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  30. obviate
    do away with
  31. occident
    the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
  32. occlude
    block passage through
  33. occult
    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  34. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  35. ocular
    relating to or resembling the eye
  36. ode
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
  37. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  38. odoriferous
    emitting a smell, especially an unpleasant smell
  39. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  40. offal
    viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal
  41. offertory
    the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
  42. officiate
    perform a ceremony or religious ritual
  43. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  44. offset
    a compensating equivalent
  45. ogle
    stare or look at, especially with amorous intentions
  46. ogre
    (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
  47. oleaginous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  48. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  49. oleo
    a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
  50. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  51. omnibus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  52. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  53. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  54. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  55. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  56. ontology
    the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
  57. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  58. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  59. operative
    producing a desired effect
  60. operetta
    a short amusing opera
  61. opiate
    a narcotic drug
  62. opine
    express one's view openly and without fear or hesitation
  63. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  64. oppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  65. oppressive
    weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
  66. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  67. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  68. oppugn
    challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
  69. opt
    select as an alternative over another
  70. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  71. optional
    possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
  72. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  73. opus
    a musical work that has been created
  74. oracle
    a shrine where a prophet is consulted
  75. oration
    an instance of formal speaking
  76. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  77. orb
    an object with a spherical shape
  78. orchestrate
    plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
  79. ordain
    invest with ministerial or priestly authority
  80. orderly
    neat or organized
  81. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  82. ordnance
    military supplies
  83. orient
    the eastern hemisphere
  84. orison
    reverent petition to a deity
  85. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  86. ornithology
    the branch of zoology that studies birds
  87. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  88. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  89. ossify
    become bony
  90. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  91. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  92. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  93. otherworldly
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  94. ouster
    a person who supplants someone else
  95. outmoded
    no longer in fashion
  96. outre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  97. outset
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
  98. ovation
    enthusiastic recognition
  99. overrule
    reject or overturn a decision or an argument
  100. overture
    orchestral music at the beginning of an opera or musical
  101. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  102. overwhelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  103. overwrought
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  104. ovum
    the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
Created on Tue Feb 19 10:27:30 EST 2008 (updated Sun Jun 15 08:07:17 EDT 2008)

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