SAT- O Flashcards

(53 cards)

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Obdurate

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stubbornly persistent, resistant to persuasion

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Obfuscate

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to confuse, make obscure

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Objective

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impartial, uninfluenced by emotion

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Oblique

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indirect, evasive, misleading, devious

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Oblivious

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unaware, inattentive

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Obnoxious

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objectionable

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Obscure

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not easily seen, inconspicuous

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Obsequious

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overly submissive, brownnosing

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Obsolete

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no longer in use

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Obstacle

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impediment

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Obstinate

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obstinate

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Obstreperous

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troublesome, boisterous, unruly

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Obtrusive

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pushy, too conspicuous

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Obtuse

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insensitive, stupid, dull, unclear

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Obviate

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to make unnecessary, to anticipate and prevent

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Occlude

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to shut, block

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Odometer

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instrument in vehicles that indicates distance traveled

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Officious

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too helpful, meddlesome

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Olfactory

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relating to the sense of smell

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Oligarchy

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a government in which a small group exercises supreme control

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Omniscient

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having infinite knowledge, all-seeing

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Onerous

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Onset

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Onus

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a burden, an obligation

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Opaque
impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light
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Opine
to express an opinion
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Opportune
appropriate, fitting
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Opportunist
one who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve and end, with little regard for principles
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Opprobrious
disgraceful, shameful
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Opprobirum
public disgrace
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Optimistic
expecting things to turn out well
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Opulence
wealth
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Oration
formal speech
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Orderly
neat, systematic
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Originality
the ability to think independently
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Ornate
elaborately ornamented
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Ornery
having an irritable disposition, cantankerous
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Orotund
pompous
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Orthodox
adhering to what is customary or traditional
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Oscillate
to swing back and forth like a pendulum, to vary between opposing beliefs or feelings
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Ossify
to change into bone, to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional patter
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Ostensible
apparent
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Ostentation
excessive showiness
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Ostentatious
showy
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Ostacism
temporary banishment
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Ostracize
to exclude from a group by common consent
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Oust
to remove from position by force, eject
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Outcast
someone rejected from society
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Outdated
old fashioned, out of style
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Overcome
defeat, conquer
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Overpowering
overwhelming
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Overshadow
to obscure, to dominate
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Overwrought
agitated, overdone