356-440 Flashcards
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NOVELTY
The quality of being novel; newness
NOSTALGIA
A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past
NUANCE
A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation
OBDURATE
Hardened against feeling; hardhearted, not giving in to persuasion; intractable
OBJECTIONABLE
Arousing disapproval; offensive
OBLIQUE
Devious, misleading, or dishonest
OBSEQUIOUS
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning; kissing up
OBSTINATE
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an opinion, or a course of action; obdurate
OBSTREPEROUS
Noisily and stubbornly defiant, aggressively boisterous
OFFICIOUS
Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others
OLFACTORY
Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell
OMINOUS
Menacing; threatening, or of being a n omen, especially an evil one
ONEROUS
Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
OPAQUE
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent
ORDEAL
A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance
ORNATE
Elaborately, heavily, and excessively ornamented
ORTHODOX
Adhering to what is traditional
OSTRACIZED
To exclude from a group
OVERSTATEMENT
To state in exaggerated terms
PALLIATIVE
Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
PALPABILITY
Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible