| Sr No. | Word | hindi | Meaning | Example |
| 2343 | oaf | भद्दा | stupid, awkward person | He called the unfortunate waiter
a clumsy oaf. |
| 2344 | obdurate | हठी | stubborn | He was obdurate in his refusal
to listen to our complaints. |
| 2345 | obeisance | श्रद्धा | bow | She made an obeisance as the
king and queen entered the room.
|
| 2346 | obelisk | ओबिलिस्क | tall column tapering and ending
in a pyramid | Cleopatra's Needle is an obelisk
in New York City's Central Park. |
| 2347 | obese | मोटा | excessively fat | It is advisable that obese
people try to lose weight. |
| 2348 | obfuscate | अंधेरा करना | confuse; muddle | Do not obfuscate the issues by
dragging in irrelevant arguments. |
| 2349 | obituary | मृत्युलेख | dealth notice | I first learned of her death
when I read the obituary in the newspaper. |
| 2350 | objective | लक्ष्य | not influenced by emotions; fair | Even though he was her son, she
tried to be objective about his behavior. |
| 2351 | objective | लक्ष्य | goal; aim | A degree in medicine was her
ultimate objective. |
| 2352 | obligatory | अनिवार्य | binding; required | It is obligatory that books
borrowed from the library be returned within two weeks. |
| 2353 | oblique | परोक्ष | slanting; deviating from the
perpendicular or from a straight line | The sergeant ordered the men to
march "oblique right." |
| 2354 | obliterate | काटना | destroy completely | The tidal wave obliterated
several island villages. |
| 2355 | oblivion | विस्मरण | forgetfulness | Her work had fallen into a state
of oblivion; no one bothered to read them. |
| 2356 | obloquy | अपमान | slander; disgrace; infamy | I resent the obloquy that you
are casting upon my reputation. |
| 2357 | obnoxious | अप्रिय | offensive | I find your behavior obnoxious;
please mend your ways. |
| 2358 | obscure | अस्पष्ट | dark; vague; unclear | Even after I read the poem a
fourth time, its meaning was still obscure. |
| 2359 | obscure | अस्पष्ट | darken; make unclear | At times he seemed purposely to
obscure his meaning, preferring mystery to clarity. |
| 2360 | obsequious | चापलूस | slavishly attentive; servile;
sycophantic | Helen valued people who behaved
as if they respected themselves; nothing irritated her more than an
excessively obsequious waiter or a fawning salesclerk. |
| 2361 | obsequy | obsequy | funeral ceremony | Hundreads paid their last
respects at his obsequies. |
| 2362 | obsession | जुनून | fixed idea; continued brooding | This obsession with the
supernatural has made him unpopular with his neighbors. |
| 2363 | obsidian | ओब्सीडियन | clak volcanic rock | The deposits of obsidian on the
mountain slopes were an indiacation that volcano had erupted in ancient
times. |
| 2364 | obsolete | अप्रचलित | outmoded | Hip is an obsolete expression;
it went out with love beads and tie-dye shirts. |
| 2365 | obstetrician | दाई | physician specializing in
delivery of babies | Unlike midwives, who care for
women giving birth at home, obstetricians generally work in a hospital
setting. |
| 2366 | obstinate | हठी | stubborn | We tried to persuade him to give
up smoking, but he was obstinate and refused to change. |
| 2367 | obstreperous | प्रचंड | boisterous; noisy | The crowd became obstreperous
and shouted their disapproval of the proposals made by the speaker. |
| 2368 | obtrusive | निकला हुआ | pushing forward | I found her a very obstrusive
person, constantly seeking the center of the stage. |
| 2369 | obtuse | कुंठित | blunt; stupid | Because he was so obtuse, he
could not follow the teacher's reasoning and asked foolish questions. |
| 2370 | obviate | बचना | make unnecessary; get rid of | I hope this contribution will
obviate any need for further collections of funds. |
| 2371 | occident | मग़रिब | the West | It will take occident to
understand the ways and customs of the orient. |
| 2372 | occlude | रोक देना | shut; close | A blood clot occluded an artery
to the heart. |
| 2373 | occult | मनोगत | mysterious; secret; supernatural | The occult rites of the
organization were revealed only to members. |
| 2374 | oculist | नेत्र-विशेषज्ञ | physician who specialized in
treatment of the eyes | In many states, an oculist is
the only one who may apply medicinal drops to the eyes for the purpose of
examining them. |
| 2375 | odious | घिनौना | hateful | I find the task of punishing you
most odious. |
| 2376 | odium | घृणा | repugnance; dislike | I cannot express the odium I
feel at your heinous actions. |
| 2377 | odoriferous | सुगंधित | giving off an odor | The odoriferous spices
stimulated her jaded appetite. |
| 2378 | odorous | सुगंधित | having an odor | This variety of hybrid tea rose
is more odorous than the one you have in your garden. |
| 2379 | odyssey | ओडिसी | long, evenful journey | The refugee's journey from
Cambodia was a terrifying odyssey. |
| 2380 | offensive | आक्रमण | attacking; insulting;
distasteful | Getting into street brawls is no
minor offense for professional boxers, who are required by law to restrict
their offensive impulses to the ring. |
| 2381 | offhand | बेतकल्लुफ़ | casual; done without prior
thought | Expecting to be treated with due
propriety by her costs, Great-Aunt Maud was offended by their offhand manner. |
| 2382 | officious | थकनेवाला | meddlesome; excessively pushy in
offering one's services | After her long flight, Jill just
wanted to nap, but the officious bellboy was intent on showing her all the
special features of the deluxe suite. |
| 2383 | ogle | घूरना | glance coquettishly at; make
eyes at | Sitting for hours at the
sidewalk cafe, the old gentleman would oggle the young girls and recall his
youthful romances. |
| 2384 | olfactory | सूंघनेवाला | concerning the sense of smell | The olfactory organ is the nose. |
| 2385 | oligarchy | कुलीनतंत्र | government by a few | The feudal oligarchy was
supplanted by an autocracy. |
| 2386 | ominous | अमंगल | threatening | Those clouds are ominous; they
suggest that a severe storm is on the way. |
| 2387 | omnipotent | सर्वशक्तिमान | all-powerful | The monarch regarded himself as
omnipotent and responsible to no one for his acts. |
| 2388 | omnipresent | सर्व-भूत | universally present; ubiquitous | On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is
omnipotent. |
| 2389 | omniscient | सर्वज्ञ | all-knowing | I do not pretend to be
omniscient, but I am positive about this fact. |
| 2390 | omnivorous | सर्व-भक्षक | eating both plant and animal
food; devouring everything | Some animals, including humans,
are omnivorous and eat both meat and vegetables; others are either
carnivorous or herbivorous. |
| 2391 | onerous | कष्टदायक | burdensome | He asked for an assistant
because his work load was too onerous. |
| 2392 | onomatopoeia | अर्थानुरणन | words formed in imitation of
natural sounds | Words like "rustle"
and "gargle" are illustrations of onomatopoeia. |
| 2393 | onslaught | हमला | vicious assault | We suffered many casualties
during unexpected onslaght of the enemy troops. |
| 2394 | onus | भार | burden; responsibility | The emperor was spared the onus
of signing the surrender papers; instead, he relegated the assignment to his
generals. |
| 2395 | opalescent | आपल का | iridescent | The Ancient Mariner admired the
opalescent sheen on the water. |
| 2396 | opaque | अपारदर्शी | dark; not transparent | The opaque window kept the
sunlight out of the room. |
| 2397 | opiate | नशा | sleep producer; deadener of pain | By such opiates, she made the
people forget their difficulties and accept their unpleasant circumstances. |
| 2398 | opportune | सामयिक | timely; well chosen | You have come at an opportune
moment for I need a new secretary. |
| 2399 | opportunist | अवसरवादी | individual who sacrifices
principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances | Forget about ethics! He's such
an opportunist that he'll vote in favor of any deal that will give him a
break. |
| 2400 | opprobrium | तिरस्कार | infamy; vilification | He refused to defend himself
against the slander and opprobrium hurled against him by the newspapers; he
preferred to rely on his record. |
| 2401 | optician | प्रकाशविज्ञानशास्री | maker and seller of eyeglasses | The patient took the
prescription given him by his oculist to the optician. |
| 2402 | optimist | आशावादी | person who looks on the bright
side | The pessimist says the glass is
half-empty; the optimist says it is half-full. |
| 2403 | optimum | अनुकूलतम | most favorable | If you wait for the optimum
moment to act, you may never begin your project . |
| 2404 | optional | ऐच्छिक | not compulsory; left to one's
choice | I was impressed by the range of
optional accessories for my microcomputer that were available. |
| 2405 | optometrist | आँखों का डाक्टर | one who fits glasses to remedy
visual defects | Although an optometrist is
qualified to treat many eye disorders, she may not use medicinesor surgery in
her examinations. |
| 2406 | opulence | अधिकता | extreme wealth; luxuriousness;
abundance | The glitter and opulence of the
ballroom took Cinderella's breath away. |
| 2407 | opus | ओपुस | work | Although many critics hailed his
Fifth Symphony, he did not regard it as his major opus. |
| 2408 | oracular | पेशीनगोई का | foretelling; mysterious | Oedipus could not understand the
oracular warning he received. |
| 2409 | oratorio | ओरटोरिओ | dramatic poem set to music | The Glee Club decided to present
an oratorio during their recital. |
| 2410 | ordain | हुक्म देना | command; arrange; consecrate | The king ordained that no
foreigner should be allowed to enter the city. |
| 2411 | ordeal | परख | severe trial or affliction | Terry Anderson spoke movingly of
his long ordeal as a hostage in Lebanon. |
| 2412 | ordinance | अध्यादेश | decree | Passing a red light is a
violation of a city ordinance. |
| 2413 | ordination | समन्वय | ceremony conferring holy orders | The candidate for ordination had
to meet with the bishop and the diocean officers before being judged ready to
be ordained a deacon. |
| 2414 | orient | पूरबी | get one's bearings; adjust | Philip spent his first day in
Denver orienting himself to the city. |
| 2415 | orientation | उन्मुखीकरण | act of finding oneself in
society | Freshman orientation provides
the incoming students with an opportunity to learn about their new
environment and their place in it. |
| 2416 | orifice | छिद्र | mouthlike opening; small opening | The Howe Caverns were discovered
when someone observed that a cold wind was issuing from an orifice in the
hillside. |
| 2417 | ornate | सरूप | excessively or elaborately
decorated | Furniture of the Baroque period
can be recognized by its ornate carvings. |
| 2418 | ornithologist | पक्षी विज्ञानी | scientific student of birds | Auduborn's drawings of American
bird life have been of interest not only to the ornithologists but also to
the general public. |
| 2419 | orthodox | रूढ़िवादी | traditional; conservative in
belief | Faced with a problem, he
preferred to take an orthodox approach rather than shock anyone. |
| 2420 | orthography | इमला | correct spelling | Many of us find English
orthography difficult to master because so many of our words are written
phonetically. |
| 2421 | oscillate | हिलाना | vibrate pendulumlike; waver | It is interesting to note how
public opinion oscillates between the extremes of optimism and pessimism. |
| 2422 | osseus | osseus | made of bone; bony | The hollow "soft spot"
found at the top of the infant's skull gradually closes as new osseus tissue
fills in the gap. |
| 2423 | ossify | हड्डी बन जाना | change or harden into bone | When he called his opponent a
"bonehead," he implied that his adversary's brain had ossified and
that he was not capable of clear thinking. |
| 2424 | ostensible | ख़याली | apparent; professed; pretended | Although the ostensible purpose
of this expedition is to discover new lands, we are really interested in
finding new markets for our products. |
| 2425 | ostentatious | दिखावटी | showy; pretentious; trying to
attract attention | Trump's latest casino in
Atlantic City is the most ostentatious gambling place in the East: it easily
outglitters its competitors. |
| 2426 | ostracize | समाज से बाहर निकालना | exclude from public favor; ban | As soon as the newspapers
carried the story of his connection with the criminals, his friends began to
ostracize him. |
| 2427 | oust | बाहर निकालना | expel; drive out | The world wondered if Aquino
would be able to oust Marcos from office. |
| 2428 | outlandish | विदेशी | bizzare; peculiar;
unconventional | The eccentric professor who
engages in markedly outlandish behavior is a stock figure in novels with an
academic setting. |
| 2429 | outmoded | पुराने ढंग का | no longer stylish; old-fahioned | Unconcerned about keeping in
style, Lenore was perfectly happy to wear outmoded clothes as long as they
were clean and unfrayed. |
| 2430 | outrtip | outrtip | surpass; outdo | Jesse Owens easily outstripped
his competitors to win the gold metal at the Olympic Games. |
| 2431 | outskirts | सरहद | fringes; outer borders | Living outskirts of Boston,
Sarah sometimes felt as if she were cut off from the cultural heart of the
city. |
| 2432 | outspoken | मुखर | candid; blunt | The candidate was too outspoken
to be a successful politician; he had not yet learned to weigh his words
carefully. |
| 2433 | outwit | चतुरता में मात देना | outsmart; trick | By disguising himself as an old
woman, Holmes was able to outwit his pursuers and escape capture. |
| 2434 | ovation | जयध्वनि | enthusiastic applause | When Placido Domingo came on
stage in the first act of La Boheme, he was greeted by a tremendous ovation. |
| 2435 | overbearing | रोबदार | bossy; arrogant; decisively
important | Certain of her own importance
and of the unimportance of everyone else, Lady Bracknell was intolerably
overbearing in manner. "In choosing a husband," she said,
"good birth is of overbearing importance; compared to that, neither
wealth nor talent signifiÀý¾ä: e |
| 2436 | overhaul | ओवरहाल | thoroughly examine the condition
of and repair if necessary | It is necessary for the
engineers of NASA to overhaul the rocket everyday; otherwise, an incident
similar to that of Challenger accident might happen. |
| 2437 | overt | अपरोक्ष | open to view | According to the United States
Constitution, a person must commit an overt act before he may be tried for
treason. |
| 2438 | overweening | overweening | presumptuous; arrogant | His overweening pride in his
accomplishments was not justified. |
| 2439 | overwrought | अतिव्य्घ्र | extremely agitated; hysterical | When Kate heard the news of the
sudden tragedy, she became too overwrought to work and had to leave the
office early. |
| 2440 | ovoid | अंडाकार | egg-shaped | At Easter she had to cut out
hundreds of brightly colored ovoid shapes. |
