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obliquity

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

the quality of being indirect, devious, or evasive; a divergence from moral rectitude

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Obliquity in a sentence

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The politician's obliquity on the tax question left voters more confused than informed.

Synonyms
indirectnessdeviousnessevasivenessdishonesty
Antonyms
directnesshonestystraightforwardnesscandor

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Obliquity (noun) means the quality of being indirect, devious, or evasive; a divergence from moral rectitude
Here is obliquity used in an example sentence: "The politician's obliquity on the tax question left voters more confused than informed."
Common synonyms for obliquity include indirectness, deviousness, evasiveness, dishonesty.
Antonyms of obliquity include directness, honesty, straightforwardness, candor.
Obliquity is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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