SAT "O" words

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More than 100 "O" Words from SAT books
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  1. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  2. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  3. obedient
    dutifully complying with the commands of those in authority
  4. obeisance
    bending the head or body in reverence or submission
  5. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  6. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  7. objective
    undistorted by emotion or personal bias
  8. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
  9. oblique
    slanting or inclined in direction or course or position
  10. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  11. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  12. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  13. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  14. obscure
    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
  15. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  16. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  17. obsessive
    characterized by an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation
  18. obsolete
    no longer in use
  19. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  20. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  21. obstruct
    block passage through
  22. obtain
    come into possession of
  23. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  24. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  25. obviate
    do away with
  26. occlude
    block passage through
  27. occult
    supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
  28. occupy
    live in (a certain place)
  29. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  30. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  31. odoriferous
    emitting a smell, especially an unpleasant smell
  32. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  33. offend
    cause to feel resentment or indignation
  34. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  35. offset
    a compensating equivalent
  36. ogle
    stare or look at, especially with amorous intentions
  37. olfactory
    of or relating to the sense of smell
  38. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  39. omen
    a sign of a thing about to happen
  40. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  41. omit
    leave undone or leave out
  42. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  43. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  44. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  45. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  46. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  47. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  48. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  49. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  50. opalescent
    having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  51. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  52. operative
    producing a desired effect
  53. opiate
    a narcotic drug
  54. opine
    express one's view openly and without fear or hesitation
  55. opponent
    someone who offers resistance
  56. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
  57. opportunist
    a person who places expediency above principle
  58. opposition
    being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
  59. oppressive
    weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
  60. opprobrious
    expressing offensive reproach
  61. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  62. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
  63. optional
    possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
  64. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  65. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  66. opus
    a musical work that has been created
  67. oracle
    a shrine where a prophet is consulted
  68. oracular
    of or relating to prophecy or someone who tells the future
  69. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  70. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  71. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  72. ordinary
    lacking special distinction, rank, or status
  73. ordination
    the act of conferring holy orders
  74. organic
    having properties characteristic of living beings
  75. orientation
    the act of determining one's position
  76. orifice
    an opening, especially one that opens into a bodily cavity
  77. origin
    the place where something begins
  78. originate
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  79. ornate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  80. ornithologist
    a zoologist who studies feathered animals
  81. orotund
    overly formal and pompous in style
  82. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  83. orthogonal
    meeting at right angles
  84. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
  85. osseous
    composed of or containing bone
  86. ossify
    become bony
  87. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  88. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  89. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  90. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  91. oust
    remove from a position or office
  92. outcome
    something that results
  93. outlandish
    noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual
  94. outrage
    a disgraceful event
  95. outrageous
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  96. outskirts
    area relatively far from the center, as of a city or town
  97. outspoken
    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
  98. outwit
    beat through cleverness
  99. ovation
    enthusiastic recognition
  100. overbearing
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  101. overcome
    win a victory over
  102. oversight
    an unintentional omission from failure to notice something
  103. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  104. overthrow
    reject or overturn a decision or an argument
  105. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  106. overwhelming
    very intense
  107. overwrought
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  108. overzealous
    marked by excessive enthusiasm for a cause or idea
  109. oxymoron
    conjoined contradictory terms
Created on Sun Nov 18 13:39:42 EST 2012 (updated Sun Nov 18 17:04:59 EST 2012)

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