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Occlude:

 MEANING: Close up, or obstruct (an opening)

SENTENCE: Foundation make-up occludes the pores of our skin.

 

Officious

: MEANING: Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice,

interfering

SENTENCE: My colleague can be officious in telling me how to do my

job. It is annoying!

 

Omniscience:

 MEANING: All-knowing; having infinite knowledge

SENTENCE: Nobody except God can claim to have omniscience.

 

Onerous:

 MEANING: Involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or

difficulty

SENTENCE: He found his duties increasingly onerous.

 

Opprobrium:

 MEANING: A state of extreme dishonour

SENTENCE: He threw a can of drink off the balcony, and earnt

opprobrium.

 

Orthodox:

 MEANING: Traditional; adhering to what is commonly

accepted

SENTENCE: He was an orthodox vegetarian; he did not even eat fish.

 

Ostentatious

: MEANING: Characterized by a pretentious or showy

display; designed to impress

SENTENCE: Her dress was a simple design – glamorous without being

ostentatious.

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