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o\xb7bliq\xb7ui\xb7ty\u2002 \u2002
[uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik-]

\u2013noun, plural -ties.
1. the state of being oblique.
2. divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
3. an instance of such divergence.
4. mental perversity.
5. an instance of mental perversity.
6. an inclination or a degree of inclination.
7. a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, esp. one deliberately made obscure.



ob\xb7fus\xb7cate\u2002 \u2002
[ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt]

rb (used with object), -cat\xb7ed, -cat\xb7ing.
1. to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
2. to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
3. to darken.'