Obliged (v.) - required by law, command or constrain through necessary force. "Much Obliged" has a ring in the ear that is famililar somewhere that I do not remember. The only thing I can remember is the part where someone offers something good and another person replies: Much obliged.
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| Please let me through. Much Obliged. |
Obtuse (adj.) - unsensitive or unobservant, unintelligent; slow at learning. An obtuse angle is an angle that is more than 90 degrees, therefore it takes more time for objects to turn more than 90 degrees and it is slow.
Omniscient (adj.) - aware, complete understanding or knowledge. Omni means all and scient I think is something to do with the mind and conscience. Therefore, it is all-knowing.
Onerous (adj.) - burdensome, troublesome, or oppressive. I hate the English language. onerous sounds exactly like honor-ous, and for something to be honor-ous, it usually takes someone to accomplish a very troublesome task.
Ostentatious (adj.) - showing, bragging, or impressing about one's wealth. For some reason, this word reminds me of ostriches, and the fact that they are very large birds. Therefore, large birds like to show off and mock the little one's for being small. But in the end, they cannot fly.
Parched (adj.) - extremely dry, thirsty. In the desert, National Geographic hosts always uses the word parched repetitively, especially Bear Grylls.
Penultimate (adj.) - next to the last, just before the final. There was a time where Papermate was the ultimate pen industry and everyone uses their pens, but now they are next to the last.
Poignant (adj.) - smells terrible; and affecting emotions. Angela taught me this word after I asked her what pungent means, and honestly, the word poignant sounds disgusting.
Precocious (adj.) - talented beyond one's age, mature. Pre indicated before, and cocious has something to do with age, perhaps conscience or brain maturity.
Uh, explanations are a bit less, but not bad. 10/10
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