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| overweening |
adj. arrogant, cavalier, haughty
eg. His overweening pride in his accomplishments was not justified |
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| overt |
adj. opened, frank, outspoken
eg. There was little overt support for the project |
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| overbearing |
adj. domineering, bossy, trying to order others, imperious
eg.an overbearing parent/manner |
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| ovation |
n. enthusiastic clapping, applause
eg. to give sb a huge / rapturous / rousing ovation |
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| outwit |
v. outsmart, trick cleverly
eg. the amusing story of a bird outwitting a cat |
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| outstrip |
v. surpass, outdo
eg. She soon outstripped the slower runners. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:01:23 GMT |
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| outspoken |
adj. frank, candid, honest, blunt, overt
eg. She was outspoken in her criticism of the plan. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:07:26 GMT |
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| outmoded |
adj. no longer fashionable or useful, obsolete
eg. This organizational structure was now outmoded. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:27:46 GMT |
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| outlandish |
adj. strange, bizarre, (quirk, queer)
eg. outlandish costumes / ideas |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:05:27 GMT |
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| oust |
v. depose, force Sb out of a job, expel
eg. The rebels tried to oust the government from power |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:49:33 GMT |
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| ostracize |
v. banish, ignore, shun, avoid dealing with
eg. He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:29:16 GMT |
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| ostentatious |
adj. showy, flamboyant, meretricious
eg. ostentatious gold jewellery |
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| ostensible |
adj. supposed, seeming true, apparent, purported, verisimilar
eg. The ostensible reason for his absence was illness |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:05:59 GMT |
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| ossify |
v. harden into bone, become unfixed
eg. an ossified political system |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:31:10 GMT |
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| osseous |
adj. bony, made of bone |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:04:41 GMT |
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| oscillate |
v. vibrate, waver, vacillate
eg. oscillate btw optimism and pessimism |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:09:14 GMT |
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| orthography |
n. study of correct spelling
eg. English orthography is difficult to master |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:31:36 GMT |
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| orthodox |
adj. conventional, conservative |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:00:18 GMT |
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| ornithologist |
n. student who study about birds |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:09:23 GMT |
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| ornate |
adj. excessively or elaborately decorated, gaudy, rococo
eg. a mirror in an ornate gold frame |
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| orifice |
n. hole, opening (esp in a body), aperture
eg. the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart |
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| orgy |
n. a wild party with drinking and sexual activity, saturnalia, bacchanalia, revelry, binge
eg. The Roman emperor's orgies |
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| ordination |
n. the ceremony of making sb a priest, minister |
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| ordinance |
n. rule, authoritative order, decree, fiat, edict, dictum
eg. Passing red light is a violation of a city ordinance |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:25:48 GMT |
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| ordeal |
n. shocking experience, affliction
eg. The hostages spoke openly about the terrible ordeal they had been through |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:34:14 GMT |
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| ordain |
v. holy order, decide of god
eg. Fate had ordained that they would never meet again |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:34:24 GMT |
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| oratorio |
n. dramatic poem set to music, cantata |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:48:18 GMT |
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| orator |
n. public speaker
eg. a fine political orator |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:34:34 GMT |
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| oracular |
adj. prophetic, from God (from oracle)
eg. oracular warning |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:34:50 GMT |
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| opus |
n. artwork, famous piece of music
eg. Beethoven’s Opus 18 |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:29:23 GMT |
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| opulence |
n. extreme wealth, luxuriant
eg. the glitter and opulence ballroom of the castle |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:37:05 GMT |
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| optimum |
adj. best, ideal
eg. the optimum conditions for effective learning |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:37:15 GMT |
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| optometrist |
n. optician, person who fit glasses to remedy visual defects
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:14:05 GMT |
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| optician |
n. examiner and seller of eyeglasses
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:13:58 GMT |
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| opprobrium |
n. infamy (obloquy, notoriety), severe criticism
eg. The bombing has attracted international opprobrium |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:17:07 GMT |
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| opportunist |
n. person who takes advantage of opportunity
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:14:16 GMT |
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| opportune |
adj. as an opportunity, favorable, well-chosen
eg. Chapman decided the time was opportune for talking business. |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:15:02 GMT |
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| opiate |
n. sleep inducer, causing inaction
eg. Religious doctrine is the opiate to keep ppl submissive to their power |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:14:26 GMT |
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| opalescent |
adj. changing in color, rainbow-like color
eg. The oil slick on the water had an opalescent color |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:29:53 GMT |
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| onus |
n. responsibility, burden
eg. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:15:01 GMT |
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| onslaught |
n. fierce attack, assault
eg. the enemy onslaught on our military forces |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:15:13 GMT |
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| onomatopoeia |
n. words formed like their natural sounds
eg. Bang, pop, rustle are onomatopoeia |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:15:29 GMT |
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| onerous |
adj. laborious, burdensome, needing much effort
eg. an onerous duty / task / responsibility |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:46:31 GMT |
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| omnivorous |
adj. eating both plant and animal food |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:13:57 GMT |
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| omniscient |
adj. all-knowing, erudite
eg. I do not pretend to be omniscient but i am positive about this fact |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:16:29 GMT |
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| omnipresent |
adj. present everywhere, ubiquitous, disseminated
eg. These days the media are omnipresent. |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:54:53 GMT |
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| omnipotent |
adj. all-power, having total power
eg. an omnipotent God |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:17:51 GMT |
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| ominous |
adj. threatening, foreboding, minatory, (baleful, sinister)
eg. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:18:17 GMT |
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| oligarchy |
n. government by a privileged few
eg. The oligarchy in this nation has turned into a democracy |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:42:06 GMT |
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| olfactory |
adj. connected with the sense of smell
eg. olfactory cells / nerves / organs |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:41:59 GMT |
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| ogle |
v. look at amorously (or offensively)
eg. He was not in the habit of ogling women |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:42:24 GMT |
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| officious |
adj. dictatorial, self-important
eg. a nasty officious little man |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:42:33 GMT |
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| offhand |
adj. inconsiderate, thoughtless, uninterested, extemporaneous
eg. she treated most men with offhand contempt |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:51:33 GMT |
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| odyssey |
n. a long journey
eg. His odyssey to Cambodia is splendid |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:42:52 GMT |
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| odorous |
adj. having an odor, odoriferous
eg. odorous gases |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:42:59 GMT |
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| odoriferous |
adj. emitting odor, odorous
eg. The odoriferous spices stimulated her jaded appetite |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:43:06 GMT |
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| odium |
n. detestation, hatred, hatefulness, enmity |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:39:11 GMT |
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| odious |
adj. horrible, abominable, execrable, malicious, grisly, gruesome
eg. What an odious man ! |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:43:35 GMT |
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| oculist |
n. doctor of eyes, optician, optometrist |
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thangtt_teet Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:55:34 GMT |
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| occult |
adj. supernatural, mysterious, preternatural, uncanny
eg. occult power |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:20:57 GMT |
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| occlude |
v. block, stop, prevent, militate, hinder
eg. A blood clot occluded an artery to the heart |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:43:50 GMT |
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| Occident |
n. the West (Europe and USA)
eg. It takes time for the Occident to understand the ways and customs of the Orient |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:40:01 GMT |
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| obviate |
v. - prevent sth from happening
- make unnecessary, get rid of
eg. This new evidence obviates the need for any further enquiries |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:24:51 GMT |
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| obtuse |
adj. blunt (unwilling to understand), stupid
eg. Perhaps I’m being obtuse, but what has all this got to do with me |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:40:01 GMT |
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| obtrude |
v. push in, inform (in an unwanted way)
eg. Music from the next room obtruded upon his thoughts |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:45:30 GMT |
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| obstreperous |
adj. noisy, clamorous
eg. What an obstreperous drunken guy ! |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:45:40 GMT |
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| obstinate |
adj. stubborn, headstrong, adamant, mutinous, contumacious
eg. her obstinate refusal to comply with their request |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:23:28 GMT |
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| obstetrician |
n. doctor specializing in delivery of
baby
eg. Obstetricians generally work in a hospital |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:30:24 GMT |
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| obsolete |
adj. out of date, outmoded, passe
eg. With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 04 May 2010 07:24:07 GMT |
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