oblique

Day 68Level 2

oh-BLEEK

slanting

indirect, slanting

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

devious, askew, inclined

Antonyms:

straight, direct

Example Sentence:

The opposition issued an oblique attack on the president.

Related Words

adhere closely

kling

to stick to; to hold tight

confine

KLOI-ster

to confine

useless thing

duhd

useless thing; something that fails to work

immature

JUR-muh-nl

just growing; not developed; immature

uncompromising

in-TRAN-si-juhnt

uncompromising; unyielding

spirited

MET-ul-sum

courageous; high spirited