Abstruse vs Obtuse

This abstruse vs obtuse quiz gives you 10 fill-in-the-blank sentences to test whether you can tell these two tricky words apart. You will read clues like "The Science Friday talk show is not ___; it is quite easy to understand" and "How do we help ___ people to develop their thinking?" and pick the word that fits. Aimed at intermediate students, since both words are a little advanced and easy to mix up. Here is something many people miss: obtuse is not only a word for someone slow to understand, it is also the name for an angle wider than 90 degrees.

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Question 1

The Science Friday talk show is not ___; it is quite easy to understand.

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Why do some literature teachers assign such ___ books to study?

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Bluto was an ___, muscle-bound comic character who loved Olive Oyl.

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It takes an ___ attitude to make fun of people who use obscure words.

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The tutor's ___ choice of words pushed me to learn more.

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Build your vocabulary by listening to ___ podcasts with a thesaurus nearby!

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How do we help ___ people to develop their thinking?

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The ___ angle was exactly 100 degrees.

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The employee is too ___ to realize he is being taken for granted by the boss.

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Lee fell asleep because of the play's ___ script and dull acting.

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