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obey

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to act as one is ordered to act

object

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to show that one does not like or approve; to protest; n. something not alive that can be seen or touched

observe

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.")

occupy

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to take and hold or to control by force

ocean

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
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

of

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
made from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among

off

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
away; at a distance; condition when something is no longer operating or continuing; not on; not connected

offensive

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a military campaign of attack; ad. having to do with attacking

offer

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to present or propose; n. the act of presenting or proposing; that which is presented or proposed

office

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed

officer

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a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force

official

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a 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

often

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many times

oil

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily; a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel

old

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not young or new; having lived or existed for many years

on

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
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.")

once

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
one time only

only

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
being the single one or ones; no more than ("We have only two dollars.")

open

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to start ("They opened talks."); ad. not closed; not secret

operate

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons

opinion

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking

oppose

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to be against; to fight against

opposite

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
different as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.")

oppress

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power

or

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
giving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices

orbit

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet

order

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to 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

organ

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or brain

organism

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a microscope

organize

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to put in order; to put together into a system

other

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
different; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or more ("That man is short; the other is tall.")

our

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of or belonging to us

oust

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to force to leave; to remove by force

out

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
away from the inside; opposite of in

over

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
above; covering; across, in or on every part of ("all over the world")

overthrow

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to remove from power; to defeat or end by force

owe

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received

own

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to have or possess for oneself


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