Vocab O Flashcards

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The manager at the factory was “odious” and malicious. He treated the workers badly and threatened them when they complained.

A

Odious – hateful, horrible

SYNONYM: abhorrent, abominable, detestable, horrid, loathsome, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, vile

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The “odoriferous” tank reeked its stench through the yard and into the neighborhood.

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having an odor; smelly; morally offensive

SYNONYM: fetid, noisome, stinking

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God is “omnipresent”. He is everywhere at the same time.

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Omnipresent - present everywhere at once

SYNONYM: pervading, universal

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John Brown is an expert in “ornithology”. He lives in the jungles of Borneo and has dedicated his life to studying all the different species on birds in that part of the world.

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Study of birds…branch of zoology dealing with birds

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