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SAT Words 49
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| oblique | (adj.) diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward (Martin’s _____ language confused those who listened to him.) |
| oblivious | (adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something (_____ to the burning smell emanating from the kitchen, my father did not notice that the rolls in the oven were burned until much too late.) |
| obscure | (adj.) unclear, partially hidden (Because he was standing in the shadows, his features were _____.) |
| obsequious | (adj.) excessively compliant or submissive (Mark acted like Janet’s servant, obeying her every request in an _____ manner.) |
| obsolete | (adj.) no longer used, out of date (With the inventions of tape decks and CDs, which both have better sound and are easier to use, eight-track players are now entirely _____.) |
| obstinate | (adj.) not yielding easily, stubborn (The _____ child refused to leave the store until his mother bought him a candy bar.) |
| obstreperous | (adj.) noisy, unruly (Billy’s _____ behavior prompted the librarian to ask him to leave the reading room.) |
| obtuse | (adj.) lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect (Political opponents warned that the prime minister’s _____ approach to foreign policy would embroil the nation in mindless war.) |
| odious | (adj.) instilling hatred or intense displeasure (Mark was assigned the _____ task of cleaning the cat’s litter box.) |
| officious | (adj.) offering one’s services when they are neither wanted nor needed (Brenda resented Allan’s _____ behavior when he selected colors that might best improve her artwork.) |
| ominous | (adj.) foreboding or foreshadowing evil (The fortuneteller’s _____ words flashed through my mind as the hooded figure approached me in the alley.) |
| onerous | (adj.) burdensome (My parents lamented that the pleasures of living in a beautiful country estate no longer outweighed the _____ mortgage payments.) |
| opulent | (adj.) characterized by rich abundance verging on ostentation (The _____ furnishings of the dictator’s private compound contrasted harshly with the meager accommodations of her subjects.) |
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