A GLACIALLY CARVED CANYON FLOODED WITH SALT WATER

TO HOPE AND STRIVE FOR SOMETHING

A PERIOD OF BOREDOM AND/OR DEPRESSION, INACTIVITY

TO SPEAK NONSENSICALLY, TO JABBER

A FORTRESS OR CASTLE ON A HILL ABOVE A TOWN

SOMEONE WHO WOULD DIE FOR A CAUSE (OR HAS DIED FOR ONE)

8 - OBTUSE - Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards

1

FJORD

A SMALL CRACK OR OPENING
A FORTIFICATION ON A HILL
A DEFENSIVE WALL
A GLACIALLY CARVED CANYON FLOODED WITH SALT WATER

2

SCRUTINIZE

TO SPEAK NONSENSICALLY
TO EXAMINE, TO STUDY CLOSELY
TO ERASE
TO HOPE AND STRIVE FOR SOMETHING

3

to ASPIRE

TO HESITATE
TO HOPE AND STRIVE FOR SOMETHING
TO ELIMINATE OR REMOVE SOMETHING
TO TURN AWAY FROM

4

CONGENIAL

DISTANT, REMOTE
FRIENDLY, SOCIABLE
STERN, SERIOUS
STINKY, FOUL

5

OBTUSE

DULL-WITTED
SMELLING OF THE SEA
ANGRY, IRRITABLE
TOXIC, HARMFUL

6

DOLDRUMS

DULL-WITTED
A VERY SKILLED CRAFTSPERSON
A PERIOD OF BOREDOM AND/OR DEPRESSION, INACTIVITY
A CHALLENGING QUESTION OR SITUATION

7

to BLATHER

TO SPEAK NONSENSICALLY, TO JABBER
TO EXAMINE
TO REMEMBER FOND MEMORIES
TO REACH AGREEMENT

8

She's not smart; she can be ______. But she is very kind and ______ which is more important to me.

blathering ... martyr
obtuse ... citadel
obtuse ... congenial
consensus ... doldrums

9

CONSENSUS

GENERAL AGREEMENT
A FORTRESS ON A HILL
A PERIOD OF BOREDOM/DEPRESSION
A SPECIAL SKILL

10

When they fired our favorite tv dude, we felt low for a while, sort of in the doldrums.

INCORRECT
CORRECT

11

CITADEL

A DEFENSIVE WALL
A SPELLING BEE
A FORTRESS OR CASTLE ON A HILL ABOVE A TOWN
A DIFFICULT SITUATION

12

My sister is a citadel of strength in a crisis. She always keeps her cool and keeps us calm.

CORRECT
INCORRECT

13

MARTYR

A LEGAL DOCUMENT
SOMEONE WHO WOULD DIE FOR A CAUSE (OR HAS DIED FOR ONE)
A ONE-HUMPED CAMEL
A DIFFICULT OR SCARY SITUATION

8 - OBTUSE - Vocabulary Quiz

Questions 13

8 - OBTUSE - Vocabulary Quiz

Questions 13