Lesson 37   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
obtuse
occult
offhand
ointment
omen
ominous
omit
omniscient
opaque
opiate
opportunist
optic
opulent
oration
orbit
ordain
orthodox
ostensible
ostentatious
overrate
overstate
overwrought
painstaking
palatable
pallor
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      overwrought 1. disturbed by excessive worry or agitation.
___________________________ 2. a formal, usu. long speech, esp. one given on an important occasion.
___________________________ 3. cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely; extemporaneous; improvised
___________________________ 4. unnatural paleness, esp. of the face.
___________________________ 5. a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent; unction; balm; chrism
___________________________ 6. beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or understanding; mysterious; bury; ditch; conceal
___________________________ 7. infinite in knowledge; all-knowing.
___________________________ 8. not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through; obscure; amphibological; ambiguous
___________________________ 9. to neglect or refuse to include; leave out; ignore; overlook
___________________________ 10. an act or the habitual practice of taking advantage of situations for one's own ends without considering principles or the effects on others.
___________________________ 11. involving or using great care and detailed and diligent attention; meticulous; punctilious; exact; punctual
___________________________ 12. having or displaying wealth or richness; affluent; moneyed
___________________________ 13. of, pertaining to, or conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved; sound; accepted; canonical
___________________________ 14. to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate; overprize; overreckon
___________________________ 15. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form; dull
___________________________ 16. apparent or stated, as opposed to real or true; barmecidal; semblant
___________________________ 17. to establish, order, or proclaim, esp. by authoritative decree; run; direct
___________________________ 18. an occurrence that is believed to be a supernatural indicator of future good or evil; boding; presage; augury
___________________________ 19. to inflate the importance of; exaggerate; embellish; embroider; overpaint
___________________________ 20. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
___________________________ 21. any drug that has similar effects; somnific; hypnotic
___________________________ 22. of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight; visual; ocular
___________________________ 23. acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty; flavorsome; appetizing
___________________________ 24. one complete revolution along such a path; compass; radius; scope
___________________________ 25. indicating or threatening future evil or unpleasantness; fateful; ill-omened