OCCULT WORDS (WORDS # 19)

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OBESE

Adjective – Too fat, in a way that is dangerous for a person’s health

That woman is so obese she doesn’t fit in the chair

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OBLITERATE

Verb (Transitive) – To destroy something completely, to eliminate

The bombing completely obliterated the village

The memory was obliterated from his mind

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OBSEQUIOUS

Adjective – Very intent on pleasing someone, in a way that does not seem sincere

The employee was too obsequious towards his boss.

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OMINOUS

Adjective – Making you think hat something bad will happen

The explosion was followed by an ominous silence

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MY COMMENTS ON THESE WORDS

What a profound group of words, they are certainly anything but occult!

“Obese” has becomes quite common, we’ve all heard and read about the large number of obese people that are a threat to themselves and to the health services throughout the economically developed nations due to their excess weight. Many campaigns for healthy eating habits have started up. Let’s hope they are successful.

“Obliterate” comes to mind as a word connected with disasters, or to something unpleasant.

Trees and plants are obliterated by severe storms; towns get obliterated through some catastrophe. My imagination brings up many tragic scenes, so I will leave this particular comment at this point.

“Obsequious”, a strange looking word, maybe it originally came from the Latin, does anyone know? I haven’t seen it much in use, and the images it brings to mind are not too pleasant, I hate situations that feel insincere.

“Ominous” could well be connected up with “Obliterate”. “Ominous” would come before the disaster strikes, and “Obliterate could describe the results. Not a very pleasant word!

The good news for Spanish speakers is that obeso, obliterar, obsequioso and ominoso all exist, sound similar and have the same meaning. This would be very helpful on a test.

So study up your words for the graduate entry tests and I’ll see you on the next post!

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