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Trivia Quiz - A to Z Vocabulary (O Words)


Find the definitions for these words that begin with the letter "O" by taking this vocabulary quiz.

Quiz Number: 3822
Date Submitted: January 26, 2011
Quiz Categories: Grammar & Vocabulary
Quiz Type: General Quiz
Author: zendyk
Average Score: 60.3 percent
Times Taken: 35 times
Taken by Registered Users: 6

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A to Z Vocabulary (O Words)
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1. What is the meaning of the word obdurate?
  A.   childish
  B.   to obscure
  C.   to scold
  D.   stubborn

2. What is the meaning of the word oblique?
  A.   almost see-through
  B.   devious
  C.   pathetic
  D.   stupid

3. What is the meaning of the word objurgate?
  A.   to obscure
  B.   to scold
  C.   stubborn
  D.   to vomit

4. What is the meaning of the word ornithologist?
  A.   a doctor who specializes in skeletal deformities
  B.   an eye doctor
  C.   a scientist who studies birds
  D.   a scientist who studies rock formations

5. What is the meaning of the word ostentatious?
  A.   expensive
  B.   hypocritical
  C.   showy
  D.   wealthy

6. What is the meaning of the word obfuscate?
  A.   to obscure
  B.   to scold
  C.   to surrender
  D.   to take possession

7. What is the meaning of the word obloquy?
  A.   abusive language
  B.   a lengthy poem
  C.   prose
  D.   a type of shellfish

8. What is the meaning of the word opprobrious?
  A.   acceptable
  B.   contemptuous
  C.   favorable to health
  D.   greedy

9. What is the meaning of the word orotund?
  A.   obese
  B.   a person of great authority and wisdom
  C.   pompous
  D.   round

10. What is the meaning of the word overweening?
  A.   arrogant
  B.   domineering
  C.   extreme
  D.   a mother's total rejection of her infant


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