Quizlet SAT words from 'offshoot' to 'origin'

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  1. offshoot: Something that branches off from the parent stock.
  2. ogre: A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
  3. ointment: A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
  4. olfactory: of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
  5. olive-branch: A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
  6. ominous: Portentous.
  7. omission: Exclusion.
  8. omnipotence: Unlimited and universal power.
  9. Omnipotent: Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
  10. omniscience: Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
  11. omniscient: Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
  12. omnivorous: Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
  13. onerous: Burdensome or oppressive.
  14. onrush: Onset.
  15. onset: An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
  16. onslaught: A violent onset.
  17. onus: A burden or responsibility.
  18. opalescence: The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
  19. opaque: Impervious to light.
  20. operate: To put in action and supervise the working of.
  21. operative: Active.
  22. operator: One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
  23. operetta: A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
  24. opinion: A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
  25. opponent: One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
  26. opportune: Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
  27. opportunist: One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
  28. opportunity: Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
  29. opposite: Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
  30. opprobrium: The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
  31. optic: Pertaining to the eye or vision.
  32. optician: One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
  33. optics: The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
  34. optimism: The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
  35. option: The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
  36. optometry: Measurement of the powers of vision.
  37. opulence: Affluence.
  38. opulent: Wealthy.
  39. oral: Uttered through the mouth.
  40. orate: To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
  41. oration: An elaborate or formal public speech.
  42. orator: One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
  43. oratorio: A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
  44. oratory: The art of public speaking.
  45. ordeal: Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
  46. ordinal: That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
  47. ordination: A consecration to the ministry.
  48. ordnance: A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
  49. orgies: Wild or wanton revelry.
  50. origin: The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.