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2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Consolidated Word List: Words Appearing Frequently<br />
onager<br />
n<br />
/ SBnEjE(r) /<br />
Gk > L > E<br />
an Asian wild ass that usually has a<br />
broad dorsal stripe.<br />
Although the onager looks like a<br />
donkey, it runs as swiftly as a<br />
horse.<br />
oncogeny<br />
n<br />
/ BNSkBjEnG /<br />
Gk > L<br />
the process of tumor formation.<br />
Certain plant extracts have been<br />
shown to inhibit oncogeny.<br />
oncology<br />
n<br />
/ TBNSkBlEjG /<br />
Gk<br />
the study of tumors.<br />
Ed is focusing on oncology in his<br />
medical studies and is particularly<br />
interested in pancreatic cancer.<br />
oneiric<br />
onerous<br />
adj<br />
/ SBnErEs /<br />
L > F > E<br />
that involves, imposes, or<br />
constitutes much oppressive or<br />
irksome work, effort, difficulty, or<br />
responsibility.<br />
Ron grudgingly completed the<br />
onerous task of cutting and<br />
stacking the firewood.<br />
oniomania<br />
onion<br />
onionskin<br />
onlooker<br />
onomastics<br />
n pl<br />
/ TBnESmastiks /<br />
Gk<br />
the science or study of the origins<br />
and forms of proper names of<br />
persons or places.<br />
A book on onomastics explained<br />
that the name Donald is a Scottish<br />
Gaelic word meaning “world<br />
ruler.”<br />
onomatope<br />
n<br />
/ SBnEmETtPp /<br />
Gk<br />
a word formed in imitation of<br />
natural sounds.<br />
Tim found the onomatope kaboom<br />
in today’s comic strip.<br />
onomatopoeia<br />
onslaught<br />
n<br />
/ SOnTslOt /<br />
D > E<br />
an especially fierce attack.<br />
The Britons were unable to<br />
withstand the onslaught of the<br />
Saxons.<br />
ontogeny<br />
n<br />
/ BnStBjEnG /<br />
Gk + Gk<br />
the biological development or<br />
course of development of an<br />
individual organism.<br />
The role of brain ontogeny in<br />
Alzheimer’s disease requires that<br />
an autopsy be performed to obtain<br />
a definitive diagnosis.<br />
onus<br />
n<br />
/ SPnEs /<br />
L<br />
burden.<br />
Caring for her six children was an<br />
onus for the young widow.<br />
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onychosis<br />
n<br />
/ TBnESkPsDs /<br />
Gk<br />
[has near homonym: onchoses] a<br />
disease of the nails.<br />
Even though he had only a mild<br />
onychosis, Eric was not allowed to<br />
work in the lab.<br />
onyx<br />
adj<br />
/ SBniks /<br />
Gk<br />
of the color jet black.<br />
The teacher told the schoolchildren<br />
that space looks onyx from the<br />
shuttle.<br />
oometer<br />
n<br />
/ PSBmEZE(r) /<br />
Gk + Gk<br />
an instrument for measuring eggs.<br />
Mr. Horton uses an oometer to<br />
determine which eggs go in which<br />
cartons.<br />
oophagous<br />
adj<br />
/ TPSBfEgEs /<br />
Gk<br />
living or feeding on eggs—used of<br />
insects or reptiles.<br />
Oophagous insects help control the<br />
bug population.<br />
opacity<br />
n<br />
/ PSpasEZG /<br />
L > F<br />
the quality or state of a body that<br />
renders it impervious to the rays of<br />
light : lack of transparency or<br />
translucency.<br />
The envelope’s opacity made it<br />
impossible for Garnet to see if<br />
there was a check inside.<br />
opah<br />
opalescence<br />
n<br />
/ TPpESlesFn(t)s /<br />
Skt > L + Lcf<br />
the quality or state of reflecting an<br />
iridescent light.<br />
The moonstone’s opalescence gave<br />
it a pearly luster.
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