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Obsequious:
MEANING: Servile, fawning
SENTENCE: The famous singer had an entourage of friends and staff,
many of whom were obsequious.
Obviate:
MEANING: Eliminate a need or difficulty
SENTENCE: To obviate an ant infestation we clean our kitchen regularly.
Occlude:
MEANING: Close up, or obstruct (an opening)

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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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Paradigm:
MEANING: Standard example; accepted perspective
SENTENCE: Far from being atypically bawdy, this limerick is a paradigm
of the form – nearly all of them rely on off-colour jokes.
Paragon:
MEANING: A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of
a particular quality.
SENTENCE: My mother was the paragon of kindness; she was beloved by
many.
Partisan:
MEANING: One-sided; prejudiced
SENTENCE: Our judicial system consists of partisan judges; in order to
be promoted as a judge, one should have a strong relationship with a
strong political party.
Pathological:
MEANING: Caused by physical or mental disease
SENTENCE: Her friend turned out to be a pathological liar, nothing she
ever said was true.
Patronising:
MEANING: Treating others with condescension
SENTENCE: Experts in a field sometimes appear to patronise people who
are less knowledgeable on the subject.
Paucity:
MEANING: The presence of something in only small or
insufficient quantities
SENTENCE: A paucity of good cheer at the party led to the host turning
up the music.
Pedantic:
MEANING: Excessively concerned with minor details or rules;
overly scrupulous

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SENTENCE: His analyses are careful and even painstaking, but never
pedantic.