verb

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ostracize - To banish someone socially, making them feel isolated or unwanted.

He felt ostracized at work after speaking out against the company’s policies, and many people refused to speak to him.

verb

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optimize - To make the best and most effective use of a situation, opportunity, or resource.

Since it hadn't rained for 6 months, and the reservoir levels were low, the mayor made a plan to optimize the people's use of water.

adjective

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obstinate - Stubbornly refusing to change one's behavior or ideas

When his therapist suggested that Eddie give up gamblilng, he was obstinate and refused to consider the idea.

adjective

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operational - Something that is in working order and ready for use.

SpaceX is looking forward to the day that a community on Mars becomes fully operational.

verb

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orchestrate - To organize a complicated plan or event very carefully

The general did an excellent job of orchestrating his various battalions during the intense battle.

verb

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obfuscate - To make something less clear and harder to understand, especially if done deliberately.

The criminal's testimony at the trial tried to obfuscate and cover up his connection to the crime.

adjective

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overbearing - Unpleasantly or arrogantly controlling.

She decided not to marry him, because even though he was brilliant and handsome, he was too controlling and overbearing.

verb

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overdo - To do something in a way that is too extreme

He wanted to impress his date, but he also knew that he should be cool and not overdo it.

adjective

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ornery - Having an unpleasant mood or temper, likely to get angry and argue with people.

When the workers came to work, they were warned that the boss was in an ornery mood because of the company's poor performance for the last quarter.

adjective

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outlandish - Foreign or unfamiliar, especially in a way that seems odd or eccentric.

Her theory sounded so outlandish that no one took it seriously—until it was proven correct.

adjective

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opportune - Happening at a time that is convenient or likely to produce success.

The weather is great, and it's an opportune moment to plant the seeds in our garden.

noun

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offshoot - Something that has developed from something larger that already existed

Bell Labs, an offshoot of the Bell Telephone company, was where the transistor, laser beams, and the UNIX operating system were invented.

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