Printable Essential Latin Roots for the GRE: Mal-, Ob-, Os- and Oc- flash cards
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| maladroit |
lacking in adroitness |
| malapropism |
habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound |
| malevolence |
quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent |
| malign |
speak harmful untruths about |
| malinger |
pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work |
| malleable |
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers |
| obdurate |
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings |
| obfuscate |
confuse, bewilder, or stupefy |
| obloquy |
censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person by many |
| obsequious |
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference |
| obstreperous |
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner |
| obtain |
come into possession of |
| obtrusive |
having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others |
| obtuse |
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect |
| obviate |
anticipate and prevent or eliminate difficulties, disadvantages by effective measures |
| occluded |
close, shut, or stop up |
| ossify |
convert into or cause to harden like bone |
| ostensible |
outwardly appearing as such |
| ostentation |
pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance |
| ostracism |
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship |
| maladroit |
lacking in adroitness |
| malapropism |
habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound |
| malevolence |
quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent |
| malign |
speak harmful untruths about |
| malinger |
pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work |
| malleable |
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers |
| obdurate |
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings |
| obfuscate |
confuse, bewilder, or stupefy |
| obloquy |
censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person by many |
| obsequious |
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference |
| obstreperous |
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner |
| obtain |
come into possession of |
| obtrusive |
having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others |
| obtuse |
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect |
| obviate |
anticipate and prevent or eliminate difficulties, disadvantages by effective measures |
| occluded |
close, shut, or stop up |
| ossify |
convert into or cause to harden like bone |
| ostensible |
outwardly appearing as such |
| ostentation |
pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance |
| ostracism |
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship |
