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| overweening |
presumptuous; arrogant
His overweening pride in his accomplishments was not justified. |
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| outstrip |
surpass; outdo
Jesse Owens easily outstripped his competitors to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games. |
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| oust |
expel;drive out
The world wondered if Aquino would be able to oust Marcos from office. |
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| ostracize |
exclude from public favor; ban
As soon as the newspapers carried the story of his connection with the criminals, his friends began to ostracize him. |
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| orifice |
mouthlike opening; small opening
The Howe caverns were discovered when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an orifice in the hillside. |
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| ordinance |
ceremony conferring holy orders
The candidate for ordination had to meet with the bishop and the diocesan officers before being judged ready to be ordained a deacon. |
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| ordain |
decree or command;grant holy orders;predestine (v)
The king ordained that no foreigner should be allowed to enter the city.
The Bishop ordained David a deacon in the Episcopal Church. The young lovers felt that fate had ordained their meeting. |
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| opus |
work
Although many critics hailed his Fifth Symphony, he did not regard it as his major opus. |
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| opprobrium |
infamy;vilification
He refused to defend himself against the slander and opprobrium hurled against him by the newspapers; he preferred to rely on his record. |
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| onus |
burden; responsibility
The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers ;instead he relegated the assignment to his generals. |
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| onslaught |
vicious assault
We suffered many casualties during the unexpected onslaught of the enemy troops. |
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| officious |
meddlesome;excessively pushy in offering one's services
After her long flight, Mary just wanted to nap, but the officious bellboy was intent on showing her all the special features of the deluxe suite. |
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| odium |
detestation; hatefulness;disrepute
Prince Charming could not express the odium he felt toward Cinderella's step sisters because of their mistreatment of poor Cinderella. |
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| odious |
hateful;vile
Cinderella's ugly step sisters had the odious habit of popping their zits in public. |
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| occult |
mysterious; secret; supernatural
The occult rites of the organization were revealed only to members. |
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| occlude |
shut; close
A blood clot occluded an artery to the heart. |
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| obtuse |
blunt; stupid
What can you do with somebody who's so obtuse that he can't even tell that you are insulting him? |
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| obstinate |
stubborn; hard to control or treat
We tried to persuade him to give up smoking, but he was obstinate and refused to change. |
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