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obey |
v |
to act as one is ordered to act |
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object |
v |
to show that one does not like or approve; to protest |
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something not alive that can be seen or touched | |
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observe |
v |
to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.") |
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occupy |
v |
to take and hold or to control by force |
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ocean |
n |
the area of salt water that covers almost seventy-five percent of the earth's surface; any of the five main divisions of this water |
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of |
prep |
made from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among |
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off |
ad |
away; at a distance; condition when something is no longer operating or continuing; not on; not connected |
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offensive |
n |
a military campaign of attack |
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having to do with attacking | |
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offer |
v |
to present or propose |
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n
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the act of presenting or proposing; that which is presented or proposed | |
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office |
n |
a room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed |
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officer |
n |
a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force |
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official |
n |
a person with power in an organization; a representative of an organization or government |
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of or about an office; approved by the government or someone in power | |
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often |
ad |
many times |
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oil |
n |
a thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily; a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel |
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old |
ad |
not young or new; having lived or existed for many years |
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on |
prep |
above and held up by; touching the upper surface of ("The book is on the table."); supported by ("He is on his feet."); about ("The report on the meeting is ready."); at the time of ("He left on Wednesday.") |
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once |
ad |
one time only |
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only |
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being the single one or ones; no more than ("We have only two dollars.") |
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open |
v |
to start ("They opened talks.") |
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not closed; not secret | |
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operate |
v |
to do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons |
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opinion |
n |
a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking |
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oppose |
v |
to be against; to fight against |
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opposite |
ad |
different as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.") |
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oppress |
v |
to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power |
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or |
conj |
giving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices |
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orbit |
v |
to travel in space around a planet or other object |
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n
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the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet | |
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order |
v |
to give a command; to tell someone what to do |
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n
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a command; the correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in which people obey laws | |
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origin |
n |
the place where something starts, or the process by which it starts |
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organize |
v |
to put in order; to put together into a system |
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other |
ad |
different; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or more ("That man is short; the other is tall.") |
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our |
ad |
of or belonging to us |
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out |
ad |
away from the inside; opposite of in |
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over |
conj |
above; covering; across, in or on every part of ("all over the world") |
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overthrow |
v |
to remove from power; to defeat or end by force |
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owe |
v |
to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received |
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own |
v |
to have or possess for oneself |
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