English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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opiniona belief based on one's own ideas and thinking | |
opposeto be against; to fight against | |
oppositedifferent as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.") | |
oppressto make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power | |
orgiving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices | |
orbitto travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet | |
orderto give a command; to tell someone what to do; n. a command; the correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in which people obey laws | |
organa part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or brain | |
organisma living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a microscope | |
organizeto put in order; to put together into a system | |