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oust
v. depose, force Sb out of a job, expel

eg. The rebels tried to oust the government from power
obviate
v. - prevent sth from happening
- make unnecessary, get rid of

eg. This new evidence obviates the need for any further enquiries
obsolete
adj. out of date, outmoded, passe

eg. With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete
obstinate
adj. stubborn, headstrong, adamant, mutinous, contumacious

eg. her obstinate refusal to comply with their request
occult
adj. supernatural, mysterious, preternatural, uncanny

eg. occult power
ominous
adj. threatening, foreboding, minatory, (baleful, sinister)

eg. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead
omnipotent
adj. all-power, having total power

eg. an omnipotent God
omniscient
adj. all-knowing, erudite

eg. I do not pretend to be omniscient but i am positive about this fact
onomatopoeia
n. words formed like their natural sounds

eg. Bang, pop, rustle are onomatopoeia
onslaught
n. fierce attack, assault

eg. the enemy onslaught on our military forces
onus
n. responsibility, burden

eg. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws
opiate
n. sleep inducer, causing inaction

eg. Religious doctrine is the opiate to keep ppl submissive to their power
opportunist
n. person who takes advantage of opportunity
optometrist
n. optician, person who fit glasses to remedy visual defects
optician
n. examiner and seller of eyeglasses
orgy
n. a wild party with drinking and sexual activity, saturnalia, bacchanalia, revelry, binge

eg. The Roman emperor's orgies
ornate
adj. excessively or elaborately decorated, gaudy, rococo

eg. a mirror in an ornate gold frame
oscillate
v. vibrate, waver, vacillate

eg. oscillate btw optimism and pessimism
ostensible
adj. supposed, seeming true, apparent, purported, verisimilar

eg. The ostensible reason for his absence was illness
outlandish
adj. strange, bizarre, (quirk, queer)

eg. outlandish costumes / ideas
overweening
adj. arrogant, cavalier, haughty

eg. His overweening pride in his accomplishments was not justified
omnipresent
adj. present everywhere, ubiquitous, disseminated

eg. These days the media are omnipresent.
offhand
adj. inconsiderate, thoughtless, uninterested, extemporaneous

eg. she treated most men with offhand contempt
orifice
n. hole, opening (esp in a body), aperture

eg. the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart
overt
adj. opened, frank, outspoken

eg. There was little overt support for the project
overbearing
adj. domineering, bossy, trying to order others, imperious

eg.an overbearing parent/manner
ovation
n. enthusiastic clapping, applause

eg. to give sb a huge / rapturous / rousing ovation
onerous
adj. laborious, burdensome, needing much effort

eg. an onerous duty / task / responsibility
obstreperous
adj. noisy, clamorous

eg. What an obstreperous drunken guy !
obtrude
v. push in, inform (in an unwanted way)

eg. Music from the next room obtruded upon his thoughts
occlude
v. block, stop, prevent, militate, hinder

eg. A blood clot occluded an artery to the heart
odious
adj. horrible, abominable, execrable, malicious, grisly, gruesome

eg. What an odious man !
odoriferous
adj. emitting odor, odorous

eg. The odoriferous spices stimulated her jaded appetite
odorous
adj. having an odor, odoriferous

eg. odorous gases
odyssey
n. a long journey

eg. His odyssey to Cambodia is splendid
officious
adj. dictatorial, self-important

eg. a nasty officious little man
ogle
v. look at amorously (or offensively)

eg. He was not in the habit of ogling women
oligarchy
n. government by a privileged few

eg. The oligarchy in this nation has turned into a democracy
olfactory
adj. connected with the sense of smell

eg. olfactory cells / nerves / organs
optimum
adj. best, ideal

eg. the optimum conditions for effective learning
opulence
n. extreme wealth, luxuriant

eg. the glitter and opulence ballroom of the castle
oracular
adj. prophetic, from God (from oracle)

eg. oracular warning
orator
n. public speaker

eg. a fine political orator
ordain
v. holy order, decide of god

eg. Fate had ordained that they would never meet again
ordeal
n. shocking experience, affliction

eg. The hostages spoke openly about the terrible ordeal they had been through
orthography
n. study of correct spelling

eg. English orthography is difficult to master
ossify
v. harden into bone, become unfixed

eg. an ossified political system
ostentatious
adj. showy, flamboyant, meretricious

eg. ostentatious gold jewellery
ostracize
v. banish, ignore, shun, avoid dealing with

eg. He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike
odium
n. detestation, hatred, hatefulness, enmity
opus
n. artwork, famous piece of music

eg. Beethoven’s Opus 18
outmoded
adj. no longer fashionable or useful, obsolete

eg. This organizational structure was now outmoded.
opprobrium
n. infamy (obloquy, notoriety), severe criticism

eg. The bombing has attracted international opprobrium
opportune
adj. as an opportunity, favorable, well-chosen

eg. Chapman decided the time was opportune for talking business.
oculist
n. doctor of eyes, optician, optometrist
ordinance
n. rule, authoritative order, decree, fiat, edict, dictum

eg. Passing red light is a violation of a city ordinance
ornithologist
n. student who study about birds
outspoken
adj. frank, candid, honest, blunt, overt


eg. She was outspoken in her criticism of the plan.
outwit
v. outsmart, trick cleverly


eg. the amusing story of a bird outwitting a cat
outstrip
v. surpass, outdo


eg. She soon outstripped the slower runners.
osseous
adj. bony, made of bone
orthodox
adj. conventional, conservative
ordination
n. the ceremony of making sb a priest, minister
oratorio
n. dramatic poem set to music, cantata
opalescent
adj. changing in color, rainbow-like color

eg. The oil slick on the water had an opalescent color
omnivorous
adj. eating both plant and animal food
Occident
n. the West (Europe and USA)

eg. It takes time for the Occident to understand the ways and customs of the Orient
obtuse
adj. blunt (unwilling to understand), stupid

eg. Perhaps I’m being obtuse, but what has all this got to do with me
obstetrician
n. doctor specializing in delivery of
baby

eg. Obstetricians generally work in a hospital
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