Ob struct', v. to hinder; to block up; to oppose Ob struc' tion, n. hinderance; difficulty; obstacle. Ob tain, v. to gain; to acquire; to prevail. Ob trude'; v. to thrust into any place or state by force or imposture. Ob tuse', a. not pointed; not acute; dull; stupid. Ob' vi ate, v. to meet in the way; to prevent; to answer. Ob' vi ous, a plain; evident; easily discovered Oc ca 6sion, n. a casualty; an opportunity; an incident. v. to cause; to influence. Oc ci dent' al, a. west ed to the memory or attention; to meet. Oc cur rence, n. acci dental event. O'cean, n. the main ; the great sea; any immense expanse. Ochre, n. a rough yellow or blue earth. Ochre ous, a. consisting of ochre. Oc' ta gon, n. a figure of eight sides and angles. Oc' tave, n. the eighth day after a festival; the interval of an eighth in music. Oc ta' vo, n. a sheet folded into eight leaves. Oc ten' ni al, a done or happening every eighth year; lasting eight Of' fer ing, n. sacrifice or oblation Of' fer to ry, n. the thing offered; the act of offering. Of' fice, n. public employ. ment; agency. Of' fi cer, n. a command. er; ore in office. Of fi" cial. a. pertaining to an office. Offi" ciate, v. to perform another's duty. Offi" cious, a. importunately forward; kind. Of' fing, n. deep water off the shore. Off' spring, n. propagation; children. O'gle, v. to view with side glances, as in fond ness. O'gling, n. a viewing slily or obliquely. Oil' i ness, n. unctuous ness; greasiness. Oily, a consisting of oil; fat; greasy. Oint' ment, n. an ungu ent; a salve. Old fashioned, a. obso lete; out of fashion. O le a” gin ous, a. oily i unctuous. Ol fac' to rỹ, a. having the sense of smelling. Oli garch" i cal, a. relating to an oligarchy. Ol' i gar 'chy, n. a form of government which places the supreme power in the hands of a small number; aristocracy. Ol' ive, `n. a plant; emblem of peace. O lym' pi ad, n. the space of four years, by the Greeks. O me' gâ, n. the last; the last letter of the Greek alphabet. O' men, n. a good or bad sign; a prognostic. Om' in ous, a portentous ; inauspicious; foreshew ing ill. O mis' sion, n. a neglect of duty. al. Om nif' ic, a. all-creating. Om nip' o tence, n. mighty power; unlimited power. Om nip' o tent, mighty; all powerful a. al. Om ni presence, n. ubi quity; the quality of being every where present. Om ni present, a. pres ent in every place. Om nis' cience, n. infinite knowledge. Om nis' cient, a. infinitely wise; all knowing. Once, ad. one time; a single time; formerly. O nei ro crit' ic, n. an interpreter of dreams. On' ion, n. a plant with a bulbous root. O paque', a. dark; not transparent. O pen hand' ed, a. gener. liberal; bounti ous; ful. O'pen ing, n. a breach; an aperture; the dawn. Οι pen mess, n. freedom from disguise, obscurity, or ambiguity Op' e ra, n. a musical en tertainment. Op' e rate, v. to act; to produce effects. Op e ra' tion, n. agency; influence; effect. Op' e ra tive, a. having the power of acting O'pi ate, n. a medicine that causes sleep. a imagined; not proved. O pin' ion, n. a sentiment ; notion. O pin' ion a tive, a. fond of preconceived notions. O'pi um, n. the juice of Turkish poppies. Op po' nent, n. an adver sary; an antagonist. Op por tunely, ad. seasonably conveniently. Op por tu ni ty. n. fit place; fit time; convenience. Op poses,v. to act against; to resist; to hinder. Op' po 'site, a. placed in front; adverse. n. an adversary; an antagonist. Op po "si" tion, n. hostile resistance; contrariety of interest, conduct, or meaning. Op press', v. to crush by harshness; to subdue. Op pres' sion, n. cruelty ; severity; dulness. Op pres' sive, a. cruel; inhuman; heavy. Op press' or n. one who harasses others. Op pro bri ous, a. reproachful; disgraceful. Op pro' bri ous ness, scurrility; abuse. Op' ti cal, a. relating to the science of opticks. ticks, Op' tics, of vision. n. n. the science Op' tion, n. a choice; election; power of choosing. Op' u lence, n. wealth; affluence. Op' u lent, a. rich; wealthy; affluent. Or' a cle, n. something delivered by supernatural wisdom; one famed for wisdom. O' ral, a. delivered verbally; not written. Orange, n. a well known fruit. O ration, n. a public dis course or speech. Or a tor, n. an eloquent public speaker. Or' a to ry, n. rhetorical skill: eloquence. Orb'ed, a. circular; formed in a circle. Or bic' u lar, a. spherical; circular. Or' bit, n. the path in which a planet moves. Orchard, n. a garden of fruit trees. Or 'ches' tra. n. a place for musicians to play to ordain. Or' der ly, a. methodical regular. ad. methodically; regularly. Or' ders", n. admission to the priesthood. Or' di nal, n. a ritual; a book containing orders. a. noting order. Or' di nance, n. a law; a rule an appointment. Or di na ry, a, common; regular; mean; ugly; not handsome, Or di na tion, n. the act of ordaining. Ord' nance, n. cannon; heavy artillery. Ore, n. metal yet in its mineral state. a natural or a. instru Or' gan, n musical instrument. Or gan' ic, Or gan' ic al, mental. Organize, v. to construct 80 that the parts co opperate harmoniously Or gies, n. frantic revels. ri en' tal, a. eastern. Or i fice, n. any opening or perforation. Origin, n. beginning; source; descent. O ri" gin al, n. first copy. a. pristine. O ri" gin ate, v. to bring into existence. Qr' na ment, n, decora tion ; embellishment. | O ver bear', v. to subdue ; v. to adorn ; to embel- Or′ phan, n. a child be- Or' re rỹ, n. an instrument to bear down. O' ver board, ad. off or out of the ship. O ver bur' den, v. to load too much. O ver cast', a. clouded. which represents the re-O ver come', v. to sub volutions of the heaven- Or tho dos, a. sound in Os cu la' tion, n. the act Os ten' si ble, a. that may be shown; apparent. Os ten tation, n. an out ward or vain show. Ot' to man, a. belonging O ver awe', v. to keep in awe; to terrify. O ver bal' ance, ponderate. due; to vanquish. O ver run', v. to ravage; to outrun ; to over O ver see', v. to superin tend. O ver seer', n. one who superintends; a parish officer who has the care of the poor. O ver set', v. to overturn; to subvert. O' ver sight, n. a mistake superintendance. Overt, a. open; manifest; public ; appa rent. Over ture, n. an open- Over whelm', v. to crush; Out' cast, n. an exile; one Out' cry, n. a cry of distress ; noise ; clamour. to pre-Out do', v. to excel; to surpass, |