English Vocabulary - Words Start from Letter 'O'
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English Vocabulary
Words Start from Letter 'O'
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OBDURATE: Hard-hearted; stubborn
Sentence:
* An obdurate, unrepentant criminal.
Synonyms: Adamant, Unyielding, Inflexible.
Antonyms: Submissive, Docile, Compliant.
- OBLIVIOUS (noun: OBLIVION): Forgetful; absent-minded.
Sentence:
* Walking oblivious of his surroundings.
Synonyms: Unmindful, Heedless, Abstracted.
- OBSESSION: A persistent feeling, idea, activity, etc., which dominates a person; the state of being exclusively
preoccupied by a fixed idea.
Sentence:
* Now that he has learned bowling, it has become his obsession.
Synonyms: Mania, Infatuation (a foolish passion), monomania.
- OBSOLETE: No longer in use.
Sentence:
* An obsolete word, not even included by most dictionaries.
Synonyms: Archaic, Antiquated
- OBTRUSIVE (verb: OBTRUDE): Thrusting oneself or itself into undue prominence.
Sentence:
* Made himself obnoxiously
obtrusive.
Synonyms: Intrusive, Aggressive
- OBVIATE: To prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions.
Sentence:
* An act which obviated all
objections.
Synonyms: Preclude, Forestall.
- OMNIPOTENT: All-powerful
Sentence:
* An omnipotent despot.
- ONUS: Burden; duty; obligation.
Sentence:
* Bore the onus of his difficult office creditably.
- OSTENSIBLE: Apparent; pretended.
Sentence:
* His ostensible, though not actual, purpose.
Synonyms: Professed, Plausible (that is, appearing true, reasonable, or fair), Specious.
- OSTRACIZE: To banish; to exclude from public favor or privileges.
Sentence:
* A former premier ostracized by popular vote.
Synonym: Outlaw
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