Chapter 8

obtuse

annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.: "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse".

affable

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.: "an affable and agreeable companion".

irascible

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.: "an irascible man".

desultory

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.: "a few people were left, dancing in a desultory fashion".

opaque

not able to be seen through; not transparent.: "the windows were opaque with steam".

apocryphal

of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.: "an apocryphal story about a former president".

garbled

reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way.: "the connection was awful and kept garbling his voice" "I got a garbled set of directions".

recapitulate

summarize and state again the main points of.: "he began to recapitulate his argument with care".

loquacious

tending to talk a great deal; talkative..

paucity

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.: "a paucity of information".