ISEE Lower Level Vocabulary > Group 16
Obstacle
Noun: a thing that blocks one’s way
Official
Noun: a person holding public office’ Noun: relating to an authority
Omniscient
Adjective: knowing everything
Onset
Noun: the begging of something, esp. unpleasant
Opinion
Noun: a judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact
Opportunity
Noun: a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
Oppose
Verb: disapprove of and attempt to prevent
Optimist
Noun: a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
Ordinance
Noun: an authoritative order
Origin
Noun: the point or place where something begins
Originate
Verb: have a specified beginning
Ornamental
Adjective: decorative
Outlook
Noun: a person’s point of view or general attitude towards life
Outstanding
Adjective: exceptionally good; needing to be paid, done, or dealt with
Ownership
Noun: the act, state, or right of possessing something
Painstaking
Adjective: done with great care and thoroughness
Paraphrase
Verb: express the meaning of something already written or spoken
Parody
Noun: an imitation of the style or a particular writer or artist
Particle
Noun: a minute proportion of matter
Passage
Noun: the act or process of moving from one place to another through a path
Passive
Adjective: accepting what happens without resistance
Parasite
Noun: an organism that lives in or on another organism
Participate
Verb: take part in
Particular
Adjective: used to single out an individual member; Noun: a detail
Patriotism
Noun: love that people feel for their country
Perform
Verb: carry out, accomplish, or fulfill an action; entertain an audience
Persecute
Verb: subject someone to ill-treatment, esp. due to their religion, race, etc.
Persuade
Verb: cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument
Petition
Verb: make or present a formal request with respect to a cause
Phase
Noun: a distinct period or stage in a process of change or development
