English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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obeyto act as one is ordered to act |
objectto show that one does not like or approve; to protest; n. something not alive that can be seen or touched |
observeto watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.") |
occupyto take and hold or to control by force |
oceanthe area of salt water that covers almost seventy-five percent of the earth's surface; any of the five main divisions of this water |
ofmade from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among |
offaway; at a distance; condition when something is no longer operating or continuing; not on; not connected |
offensivea military campaign of attack; ad. having to do with attacking |
offerto present or propose; n. the act of presenting or proposing; that which is presented or proposed |
officea room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed |
officera person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force |
officiala person with power in an organization; a representative of an organization or government; ad. of or about an office; approved by the government or someone in power |
oftenmany times |
oila thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily; a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel |
oldnot young or new; having lived or existed for many years |
onabove 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.") |
onceone time only |
onlybeing the single one or ones; no more than ("We have only two dollars.") |
opento start ("They opened talks."); ad. not closed; not secret |
operateto do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons |
opiniona belief based on one's own ideas and thinking |
opposeto be against; to fight against |
oppositedifferent as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.") |
oppressto make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power |
orgiving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices |
orbitto travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet |
orderto give a command; to tell someone what to do; n. a command; the correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in which people obey laws |
organa part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or brain |
organisma living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a microscope |
organizeto put in order; to put together into a system |
otherdifferent; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or more ("That man is short; the other is tall.") |
ourof or belonging to us |
oustto force to leave; to remove by force |
outaway from the inside; opposite of in |
overabove; covering; across, in or on every part of ("all over the world") |
overthrowto remove from power; to defeat or end by force |
oweto pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received |
ownto have or possess for oneself |