act vocab 7/7

Obdurate

stubborn and insensitive

Obeisance

a bow or curtsy; deep reverence

Obfuscate

to darken; to confuse; to make confusing

Objective

unbiased; unprejudiced

Oblique

indirect; at a angle

Oblivion

total forgetfulness; the state of being forgotten

Obscure

unknown; hard to understand; dark

Obsequious

fawning; subservient; sucking up to

Obtrusive

interfering; meddlesome; having a tendency to butt in

Obtuse

insensitive; blockhead

Obviate

to make unnecessary; to avert

Occult

supernatural; magic; mystical

Odious

hateful; evil; vile

Odyssey

a long, difficult journey, usually marked by many changes of fortune

Officious

annoyingly eager to help or advise

Olfactory

pertaining to the sense of smell

Oligarchy

government by only a few people

Ominous

threatening; menacing; portending doom

Omniscient

all-knowing; having infinite wisdom

Onerous

burdensome; oppressive

Opaque

impossible to see through; impossible to understand

Opprobrious

damning; extremely critical; disgraceful

Opulent

luxurious

Ordinance

law; regulation; decree

Orthodox

conventional; adhering to established principles or doctrines, especially in religion; by the book

Oscillate

to swing back and forth; to pulsate; to waver r vacillate between beliefs or ideas

Osmosis

gradual or subtle absorption

Ostensible

apparent (but misleading); professed

Nubile

suitable for marriage and age and physical development, referring to a female

Nullify

to appeal; to cancel; to void

Numismatist

A coin collector

Nurture

Care for and encourage the growth or development of