neglect
v. disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to |
neutral
a. impartial; not supporting one side over another |
numerous
a. many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number |
oblivious
a. inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
obsolete
a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
obtain
v. get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way |
occasional
a. random; occurring from time to time; infrequent |
offend
v. strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront |
oligarchy
n. government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
omit
v. leave undone or leave out ; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention |
omniscient
a. having total knowledge; knowing everything |
ooze
v. be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily |
oppose
v. place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand |
ostrich
n. large bird of the genus Struthio |
outline
n. line that appears to bound an object; shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech |
outmoded
a. no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion |
outstanding
a. distinguished from others in excellence |
overwhelm
v. defeat; cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force ; charge someone with too many tasks |
ozone
n. unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen |
paraphernalia
n. personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in particular activity |
particle
n. a tiny piece of anything |
pasture
n. field covered with grass; meadow |
pathetic
a. causing sadness, compassion, or pity |
peculiar
a. special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre |
peer
v. gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with |
penetrate
v. pierce; go through; permeate |
peninsula
n. a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land |
permission
n. consent; approval to do something |
persevere
v. endure; be persistent, refuse to stop |
persist
v. continue; insist; persevere |
pesky
a. pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance |
phonetic
a. of or pertaining to the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language |
placid
a. peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet |
plagiarize
v. steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
plea
n. request for help; excuse or pretext |
plummet
v. fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
plunder
v. take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob |
pneumonia
n. inflammation of the lungs |
policy
n. settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration |
poncho
n. a kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through |
portable
a. mobile; easily or conveniently transported |
portion
n. section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole |
positive
a. involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident |
poverty
n. lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
precursor
n. forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach |
predicament
n. tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome |
prerogative
n. privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
pressure
n. stress; tension; condition of being pressed |
previous
a. existing or occurring before something else |
prey
n. target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food |
primary
a. of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic |
prime
a. first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief |
proceed
n. follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward |
prodigy
n. person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder |
progeny
n. one derived from another; offspring or descendant; result of creative effort, as product |
proliferate
v. grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce |
propel
v. drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push |
protrude
v. extend out or project in space; stick out |
provoke
v. stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling |
pursue
v. follow in; go in search of or hunt for |
pyramid
n. a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt |
qualify
v. make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable |