Word Book O-2 (2/2)
← opinion - own
opinion [a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking]
oppose [(1) to be against; (2) to fight against]
She opposes cutting trees in national forests. (1)
Protesters promised to oppose attempts to put oil wells in wild areas of Alaska. (2)
opposite [(1) as different as possible; (2) completely different from; (3) exactly the other way]
They worked on opposite sides of town. (1)
oppress [(1) to make others suffer; (2) to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power]
The Khmer Rouge used torture and murder to oppress the Cambodian people. (1)
or [(1) giving another of two choices; (2) giving the last of several choices]
orbit [(1) to travel in space around a planet or other object; (2) the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet]
The spacecraft will orbit the moon three times. (1)
The satellite is in an orbit that will keep it always above the same place on Earth. (2)
order [(1) to give a command; (2) to tell someone what to do; (3) a command; (4) the correct or normal way things are organized; (5) a peaceful situation in which people obey laws]
The sergeant ordered the marching soldiers to halt. (1)
The court ordered election officials to count the votes again. (2)
You have no choice but to obey the order. (3)
The President spoke about a new world order. (4)
Police stopped the rioting and returned order to the city. (5)
organize [(1) to put in order; (2) to put together into a system]
other [(1) different; (2) of another kind; (3) the remaining one or ones of two or more]
Any other woman would have left him. (1)
our [of or belonging to us]
oust [(1) to force to leave; (2) to remove by force]
out [(1) away from the inside; (2) opposite of in]
over [(1) above; (2) covering; (3) across, in or on every part of]
She looked up as the plane flew over her. (1)
overthrow [(1) to remove from power; (2) to defeat or end by force]
The people of Yugoslavia overthrew the President. (1)
The report said the generals were plotting to overthrow the government. (2)
owe [to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received]
own [to have or possess for oneself]
