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Ogle | stare at; observe in an obvious manner |
Olfactory | concerned with the sense of smell |
Ominous | threatening |
Omnipotent | all-powerful |
Omniscient | all-knowing |
Onerous | burdensome; hard to undertake |
Onus | burden |
Opaque | does not let light through |
Opulent | wealthy; rich; magnificent |
Ordain | 1. destine; 2. confer holy orders on a priest |
Ornate | highly decorated |
Orthodox | conventional |
Ossify | 1. turn to bone; 2. become fixed and rigid |
Ostentatious | showy |
Oust | push out of a position |
Overt | obvious; not hidden |
Overwrought | worked up; in an emotional state |
Palatable | good to eat; agreeable |
Palisade | fence made of posts |
Palliative | a remedy that improves but doesn't cure |