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page 19-O,P

 

opportunity

chance

n.

 

opposed to

averse to

ad.

 

optimal

most advantageous

ad.

 

optimal

best

a.

 

opulence

luxury

n.

 

oral

spoken

a.

 

orally

by mouth

ad.

 

orbit

circle

v.

 

order

systematic

v.

 

organize

arrange

v.

 

organizer

planner

n.

 

ornamental

decorative

a.

 

ornate

dainty

a.

 

ornate

elaborate

a.

 

ostracize

shun

v.

 

otherwise

in other circumstance

ad.

 

ought

should

a.UX

 

outbreak

beginning

n.

2

outburst

explosion

n.

2

outburst

surge

n.

2

outlet

socker

n.

2

outlet for

release from

n.

 

outline

summarizing

v.

 

outlive

survive

v.

 

outlying

remote

a.

 

outmoded

obsolete

a.

 

output

production

n.

 

outrage

anger

v.

 

outrun

surpass

v.

3

outskirts

surrounding regions

n.

 

outspoken

blunt

a.

 

outspread

extended

a.

 

outstanding

excellent

a.

6

outstanding

preeminent

a.

6

outstanding

distinguished

a.

6

outstanding

remarkable

a.

6

outstanding

remarkable

a.

6

outstanding

prominent

a.

6

outstanding

remarkable

a.

 

outstretched

spread

a.

 

over great distances

faraway

a.

2

overall

general

a.

2

overall

special

a.

2

overcome

surmount

v.

2

overcome

defeat

v.

 

overly

too

ad.

 

overpayment

excess money paid

n.

 

overseas

abroad

ad.

 

oversight

inattention

n.

 

overstate

exaggerate

v.

 

overstatement

exaggeration

n.

 

overtaken

surpassed

v.

 

overtly

openly

ad.

 

overturn

reverse

v.

 

owing

due to

 
 

pale

light-colored

a.

 

panacea

a cure-all

n.

 

paradoxical

contradictory

a.

 

parallel

similarity

n.

 

parity

equality

n.

 

part

section

n.

 

particular

certain

a.

2

particularly

especially

ad.

2

particularly

especially

ad.

 

pass

spend

v.

 

passion

a deep love for

n.

 

patch

expanse

n.

 

path

orbit

n.

 

pathway

course

n.

 

patron

customer

n.

 

pay tribute to

honor

v.

 

peak

maximum

a.

2

peak

mountaintop

n.

2

peak

top

a.

 

peculiar

strange

a.

 

pedestal

base

n.

 

penetrate

go through

v.

 

penetrate

pierce

v.

 

penetrating

pungent

a.

 

people in the play

actor

n.

 

per capita

per person

ad.

 

percentage

proportion

n.

 

perceptible

visible

a.

 

perceptive

insightful

a.

 

perennially

year-round

ad.

 

perforate

pierce

v.

 

perforation

hole

n.

 

perform

serve

v.

 

performer

entertainer

n.

 

perfume

scent

n.

 

perhaps

possibly

ad.

 

perilous

dangerous

a.

 

perimeter

edge

n.

 

period

age

n.

 

periphery

outer edge

n.

 

permeate

pass through

v.

 

permission

consent

n.

 

permissive

tolerant

a.

 

permit

allow

v.

 

perpendicularly

at right angles

ad.

 

perpetually

constantly

ad.

2

perseverance

persistence

n.

2

perseverance

endurance

n.

 

persist

continue

v.

 

persist

continue

v.

 

persistently

continuously

ad.

 

personal magnetism

charisma

n.

 

pert and saucy

oblivious

a.

2

pertain to

associate with

v.

2

pertain to

relate to

v.

 

pertinent

relevant

a.

 

pertinent

relevant

a.

 

peruse

studying

v.

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