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  1. Occident: N. the West
  2. obsolete: ADJ. outmoded
  3. obstetrician: N. physician specializing in delivery of babies
  4. obstinate: ADJ. stubborn; hard to control or treat
  5. obstreperous: ADJ. boisterous; noisy
  6. obtrude: V. push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or extrude
  7. obtuse: ADJ. blunt; stupid
  8. obviate: *V. make unnecessary; get rid of
  9. occlude: *V. shut; close
  10. occult: ADJ. mysterious; secret; supernatural
  11. oculist: N. physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
  12. odious: ADJ. hateful; vile
  13. odium: N. detestation; hatefulness; disrepute
  14. odoriferous: ADJ. giving off an odor
  15. odorous: ADJ. having an odor
  16. odyssey: N. long, eventful journey
  17. offhand: ADJ. casual; done without prior tought
  18. officious: *ADJ. meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services
  19. ogle: V. look at amorously; make eyes at
  20. olfactory: ADJ. concerning the sense of smell
  21. oligarchy: N. government by a privileged few
  22. omnipotent: ADJ. all-powerful
  23. omnipresent: ADJ. universally present; ubiquitous
  24. omniscient: ADJ. all-knowing
  25. onerous: *ADJ. burdensome
  26. onslaught: N. vicious assault
  27. onus: N. burden; responsibility
  28. opalescent: ADJ. iridescent; lustrous
  29. opaque: ADJ. dark; not transparent
  30. opiate: N. medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
  31. opportune: ADJ. timely; well-chosen
  32. opportunist: N. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
  33. opprobrium: N. infamy; vilification
  34. optician: N. maker and seller of eyeglasses
  35. optometrist: N. one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
  36. opulence: N. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance
  37. opus: N. work
  38. oracular: ADJ. prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
  39. orator: N. public speaker
  40. oratorio: N. dramatic poem set to music
  41. ordain: V. decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
  42. ordeal: N. severe trial or affliction
  43. ordinance: N. decree
  44. ordination: N. ceremony conferring holy orders
  45. orgy: N. wild, drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence
  46. orient: V. get one's bearings; adjust
  47. orientation: N. act of finding oneself in society
  48. orifice: N. mouthlike opening; small opening
  49. ornate: ADJ. excessively or elaborately decorated
  50. ornithologist: N. scientific student of birds
  51. orthodox: ADJ. traditional; conservative in belief
  52. orthography: N. correct spelling
  53. oscillate: *V. vibrate pendulumlike; waver
  54. osseous: ADJ. made of bone; bony
  55. ossify: V. change or harden into bone
  56. ostensible: ADJ. apparent; professed; pretended
  57. ostentatious: *ADJ. showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
  58. ostracize: V. exclude from public favor; ban
  59. oust: V. expel; drive out
  60. outlandish: ADJ. bizarre; peculiar; unconventional
  61. outmoded: ADJ. no longer stylish; old-fashioned
  62. outskirts: N. fringes; outer borders
  63. outspoken: ADJ. candid; blunt
  64. outstrip: V. surpass; outdo
  65. outwit: V. outsmart; trick
  66. ovation: N. enthusiastic applause
  67. overbearing: ADJ. bossy; arrogant; decisively important
  68. overt: ADJ. open to view
  69. overweening: ADJ. presumptuous; arrogant