Word List 33 Flashcards by Joseline lu | Brainscape

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Obsolete

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No longer useful

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Obstinate

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Stubborn; hard to control or treat

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Obstreperous

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Boisterous; noisy

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Obtrude

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Push

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Obtuse

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blunt; stupid

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Obviate

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Prevent; make unnecessary

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Odious

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Hateful; vile

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Odium

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Strong dislike or contempt

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Offhand

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Casual; done without prior thought

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Officious

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Meddlesome; excessively pushy

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Olfactory

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Concerning the sense of smell

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Omnipresent

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Universally present

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Omniscient

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All-knowing

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Onerous

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Burdensome

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Onset

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Beginning; attack

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Onus

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Burden; responsibility

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Opaque

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Dark; not transparent

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Opportune

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Timely; well-chosen

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Opulence

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Extreme wealth

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Opus

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Work

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Oracular

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Prophetic

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Orator

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Pubic speaker

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Ordeal

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Severe trial or affliction

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Ordinance

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Decree

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Orgy

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Wild; drunken revelry

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Orthodox

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Traditional; conservative

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Ostentatious

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Showy; pretentious

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Ostracize

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Exclude

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Outlandish

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Bizarre; peculiar; unconventional

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Outstrip

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Surpass; outdo

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Outwit

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Outsmart; trick

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Overbearing

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Bossy and arrogant; decisively important

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Overwrought

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Extremely agitated; hysterical