vocab 22 Flashcards
novel
new
a book
novice
a new or inexperienced person in a field
nurture
encourage the development of
obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change an opinion (based on a good reason: toughness, standing for what you believe)
objectivity
based on facts and not feelings
obscure
not discovered
concealed from sight
obsolete
out of date
obstinate
stubborn (in the way of a child)
obtrusive
prominent in an unwelcome way
ominous
impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
omnipotent
unlimited power
onerous
involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.
metonymy
a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
“Tongue” in substitution of “language”