GRE Word Pictures O - 1 to 5

1. oaf - A person regarded as stupid or clumsy

2. obdurate - stubborn; refusing to change one’s belief; hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent

3. obeisance - a gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage; an attitude of deference or homage

4. obelisk - a tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top

5. obfuscate - confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand