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This is a Complete List of GRE Word List-O. oaf: stupid awkward person oath :solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word oatmeal :crushed oats used for making porridge obdurate :stubborn; refusing to change ones belief obeisance: bow (to show respect and obedience) obelisk :tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid obese :excessively fat obfuscate: confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand obituary :death notice (esp. in a newspaper) objective: not influenced by emotions; fair obligatory :binding; required; compulsory oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate oblique: indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line) obliterate :destroy completely; wipe out oblivion: obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness oblivious: inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting) obloquy :slander; disgrace; infamy obnoxious :offensive; disagreeable obscure: dark; vague; unclear; not well known obsequious: slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic obsequy : funeral ceremony obsessive :related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying Obsession : compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea obsess : preoccupy the mind of excessively obsidian :black volcanic rock obsolete: outmoded; no longer used obstetrician :physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies obstinate: stubborn; hard to control or treat obstreperous: boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable obtrude :push (oneself or ones ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or ones ideas) on others; butt in obtuse: blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding obviate: make unnecessary; get rid of Occident: the West occlude: shut; close; obstruct Occult :mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension oculist :physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes

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oculist :physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes odds :chances; probability; disagreement odious: arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile odium: detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct) odoriferous: giving off an odor odorous: having an odor odyssey : long, eventful, adventurous journey offensive: attacking; insulting; distasteful offend: violate; hurt the feelings of offense : offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack offhand :casual; done without prior thought or preparation officious: meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering ones services; overly eager in offering unwanted services ogle: look at amorously; make eyes at olfactory : concerning the sense of smell oligarchy : government by a privileged few ominous :threatening; of an evil omen omnipotent :all-powerful; having unlimited power omnipresent: universally present; ubiquitous omniscient: all-knowing omnivorous :eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything onerous :burdensome onomatopoeia: words formed in imitation of natural sounds onslaught :vicious assault; fierce attack onus: burden; responsibility ooze: (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly opalescent: iridescent; lustrous; like an opal opaque :dark; not transparent opiate :medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium opportune: timely; well-chosen opportunist: individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances opprobrium :infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt Opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous optician: maker and seller of eyeglasses optimist : person who looks on the bright side optimum : most favorable; optimal optional: not compulsory; left to ones choice Option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose optometrist :one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects opulence: extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant opus :work (esp. musical composition) oracular :of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand orator :public speaker oratorio :dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting ordain :decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi ordeal :severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction ordinance :decree; authoritative order ordination :ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest orgy :wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity orient :get ones bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate orientation :act of finding oneself in society; orienting orifice :mouth like opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body) ornate :excessively or elaborately decorated ornithologist :scientific student of birds ornithology : scientific study of birds orthodox :traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine orthography : correct spelling oscillate :vibrate pendulum like; waver osseous :made of bone; bony ossify :change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in ones ideas ostensible :apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended ostentatious :showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious ostracize :banish from a group; exclude from public favor; ban oust expel :drive out; force out outcast :one that has been excluded from a society outfit :clothing or equipment for a special purpose outgoing :sociable; eager to mix socially with others outlandish :bizarre; peculiar; unconventional

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outlandish :bizarre; peculiar; unconventional outlaw :fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection) outlook: point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect outmoded: no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned outrage :act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger outrageous: offensive outskirts: fringes; outer borders (as of a city) outspoken :candid; blunt outstrip :outrun; surpass; outdo outwit: outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly ovation :enthusiastic applause overbearing :bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important overbear: dominate overblown: inflated; exaggerated oversee :watch over and direct; supervise overt :open to view; public; not secret overthrow :topple overture: musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement) overturn :turn over; capsize; topple overweening :arrogant; presumptuous overwhelm : (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force overwrought :nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up ovoid :egg-shaped Go to The GRE Word List Index|

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