Quiz for Barrons O

meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy

individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism

indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference

excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria

outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly

offensive; disagreeable; Ex. obnoxious smell

open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert

words formed in imitation of natural sounds

individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism

bossy; domineering and arrogant; decisively important; Ex. overbearing manner/importance; V. overbear: dominate

indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand

destroy completely; wipe out; Ex. obliterate the village

casual; done without prior thought or preparation

most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition

iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence

dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning

of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original

physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife

severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction

candid; blunt

funeral ceremony

burdensome

black volcanic rock

expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting

blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding

not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim

iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence

detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)

severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction

individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism

indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. oblique reference

nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done

mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare

traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine

binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate

most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition

detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant

iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence

person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism