Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
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opening | an open place; a hole or space |
operate | to act, work, produce effect, drive, as a machine |
operation | something that is done, especially something done by doctors in hospital to make people well again |
opinion | what you think about something |
opportune | seasonable, timely, convenient |
opportunist | a politician of changing nature, according to the call of selfish need |
opportunity | a chance to do something |
oppsite | as different as possible from something else; across from |
optical | having to do with eyes or with seeing |
orange | a sweet fruit. The same word also means the colour of the fruit |
orbit | the path in which something moves around another thing in space |
orchard | a lot of fruit trees growing together |
order | a command. The same word also means to ask for something to be done; such as for something to be sent to you from a shop |
ordinary | usual; not special or different |
ore | rock or mineral from which we get metal |
organ | a large musical instrument with a keyboard and pipes that the sounds come from; part of the body, army or country |
organization | a group of people or of nations who get together to work for a particular purpose; such as the World Health Organization |
organize | to get a group of people together for a particular purpose: to plan and arrange something |
ornament | anything used to make something look prettier, such as jewellery or a vase |
orpanage | a home for orphans, the sate of an orphan |
orphan | a child whose mother and father are both dead |
ostrich | a very large bird which has long legs but which can not fly because its wings are too small |
otherwise | if not; if things are different |
ought to | in place of should or must when duty or moral obligation is needed |
ounce | a measurement of weight. There are 16 ounces in a pound |
outburst | a sudden bursting out, such as cheering when a goal is scored at a football match |
outfit | a set of clothing or equipment |
outing | a pleasure trip or walk |
outlaw | a person who fights against the law and is told that he cannot be protected by the law. Robin Hood and his men were outlaws |
outline | a line drawn to show the shape of something round the outside edge. The same word also means the main ideas of a story or a plan |
outside | the opposite of inside; out of doors |
oval | egg-shapped. A rugby football is oval |
oven | the inside part of a stove where you bake things a piece of clothing worn over other clothes to keep them clean |
overall | an outdoor coat worn over all your other clothes |
overthrow | completely |
owe | to need to pay for something you |
owl | a bird with big eyes and a sharp curved beak. Owls fly at night and sleep through the day |
own | to have something that belongs to you |
oxen | bulls and cows |
oyster | a shellfish with a very hard flat shell in two parts |
Modal auxiliaries Vs Primary auxiliaries
Primary auxiliaries are be, do, have. They are used to form tenses and to frame short answers.
Modal auxiliaries are will, would, may, might, shall, should, can, could, must, dare, need, used, ought. They are used to express moods.