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PCAT- O's
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Undergraduate 3
07/14/2010
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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obfuscate
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to confuse, obscure
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oblique
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indirect, evasive, misleading, devious
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obliterate
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demolish completely, wipe out
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oblivious
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unaware, inattentive
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obscure (adj)
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dim, unclear, not well-known
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obscurity
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place or thing that's hard to percieve
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obsequious
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overly submissive, brown nosing
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obsequy
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funeral ceremony
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obsessive
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preoccupying, all-consuming
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obsolete
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no longer in use
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obstreperous
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troublesome, boisterous, unruly
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obtrusive
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pushy, too conspicuous
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obtuse
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insensitive, stupid, dull
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obviate
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to make unnecessary, to anticipate, prevent
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occlude
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to shut, block
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odious
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hateful, contempible
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officious
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too helpful, meddlesome
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offshoot
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branch
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ominous
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menacing, threatening, indicating misfortune
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omnipotent
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having unlimited power
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omniscient
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having infinite knowledge
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omnivorous
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eating everything, absorbing everything
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onerous
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burdensome
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ontology
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theory about nature of existence
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opalescent
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iridescent, displaying colors
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opaque
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impervious to light, difficult to understand
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operative
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functioning, working
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opine
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to express an opinion
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opportune
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appropriate, fitting
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opportunist
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one who takes advantage of circumstances
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oprobrious
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disgraceful, contemptuous
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opulence
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wealth
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oracle
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person who foresees the future and gives advice
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oration
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lecture, formal speech
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orator
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leacturer, speaker
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orb
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speherical body, eye
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orchestrate
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to arrange music for performance, to coordinate, organize
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ordain
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to make someone a priest or minister, to order
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ornithologist
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scientist who stuidies birds
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oscillate
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to move back and forth
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ossify
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to turn to bone, to become rigid
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ostensible
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apparent
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ostentatious
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showy
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ostacism
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exclusion, temporary banishment
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ouster
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expulsion, ejection
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overstate
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to embellish, exaggerate
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overture
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musical introduction, proposal offer
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overwrought
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agitated, overdone
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