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15.1 oar...
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oar n. 1 paddle, scull: The ancient galleys sometimes had six men
on each oar. 2 oarsman, oarswoman, bencher, sculler, rower,
paddler: With Hanson out because of his back, we'll need a new
oar for tomorrow's race.
oasis n. 1 fertile patch, watering-hole: In the desert, you cannot
always be sure whether you are looking at an oasis or a mirage.
2 haven, refuge, (safe) harbour, sanctuary, retreat, asylum,
resort, sanctum: We escaped to the cottage, a tiny oasis away
from the city's frenetic activity.
oath n. 1 vow, avowal, pledge, promise, word (of honour), promise,
plight, guarantee or guaranty, warrant or warranty, (sworn)
statement, Archaic troth: She has taken an oath to tell the
whole truth. 2 curse, profanity, blasphemous language or
expression or word, imprecation, malediction, swear-word,
expletive, four-letter word, obscenity, dirty word: The door
slammed on his finger and he muttered a foul oath.
15.2 obedience...
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obedience n. compliance, dutifulness, observance, respect,
respectfulness, tractability, conformity or conformance,
yielding, conformability, adaptability, agreement, agreeability,
agreeableness, acquiescence, submissiveness, submission,
subservience, docility, passiveness, passivity: The abbot
demanded unquestioning obedience with regard to every rule of
the monastic order.
obedient adj. compliant, dutiful, duteous, observant, respectful,