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February 8 – February 12
Obstinate
Obstinate
Ob i (ob stuh nit )
( b h i )
Stubborn, hard to control or treat
Picture this:
ob stun eight
Tim is obstinate about one thing: He refuses to go out
with his friends until he's completed all of his
homework.
My car is obstinate; it refused to start, even though I
i b i i f d h h
had tuned the engine a week earlier.
The obstinate toddler clung to her mother, wailing
obstinate toddler clung to her mother wailing
and refusing to get on the bus and go to nursery
school.
Ominous
Ominous (Om uh nus )
Threatening
Picture this:
O’ minus
It was an ominous sign when the two countries broke off
diplomatic relations and mobilized their military forces.
The defendant became worried as the jury filed back into the
j y
courtroom after their deliberations, all with ominous grim
expressions on their faces.
The economic indicators are ominous ‐ a falling stock
market, high unemployment, zero growth.
Opportunist
Opportunist (op ur too nist)
\
One who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of
circumstances
Pi
Picture this:
hi
a port Tunis
During wartime, opportunists
g , pp often profit from shortages of
p g
important materials, stockpiling them and later selling them at
high prices.
After the towns water supply became contaminated,
After the towns water supply became contaminated
opportunists began selling bottled water at triple the regular
price.’
The lawyer is an opportunist, she approaches people injured in
The lawyer is an opportunist she approaches people injured in
car accidents and asks them if they’d like her help in suing other
parties involved.
Opulence
Opulence
O l (op
( yuh luns )
h l )
Extreme wealth, luxuriousness, abundance
Picture this:
opal lance
Even though he
Even though he’s rich, the billionaire lives simply with none
s rich, the billionaire lives simply with none
of opulence usually associated with great wealth.
Harry decided to show off his opulence by buying a private
jet and expensive works of art.
In this city, you can walk in a few minutes from a street lined
with opulent
i h l h
houses to a street with nothing but run‐down
i h hi b d
tenements.
Orator
Orator
O (awr
( uh tur )
h )
Public speaker
Picture this:
oar rater
Although she was not a particularly good orator, people
Although she was not a particularly good orator people
listened closely to Ruth's talks because she spoke about her
difficult experiences with complete honesty.
In the age of television, a politician needs fewer of the skills
of the traditional orator and more of those of a popular
television personality.
The orator held the crowd spellbound with her fascinating
speech and exciting way of speaking.