(adj) noxious, disgusting, foul

"Skunk cabbage has a _________ odor."

(adj) slow to understand or perceive; dull

"People who don't see our point of view often seem ___________."

(v) to read or examine in detail; scrutinize, pore over

"__________ the bill carefully; it may be counterfeit."

(adj) terse and full of meaning; cogent

"_________ statements never ramble or become redundant."

(n) a state of perplexity or doubt; dilemma, predicament

"Bill is in a _________ over which job to take."

(adj) sweet smelling; fragrant

"The gardent was ________ of lilacs."

(adj) crude; offensive, esp. using broad, indecent humor

"Her mother is offended by __________ jokes."

(adj) full of knowledge; wise, sagacious

"Socrates was a _________ advisor to his pupils."

(adj) serpentine or winding; intricate and complex, perhaps devious

"The narrow road followed a _______ course through the mountains."

(n) unsound or misleading, but clever, argument or reasoning; captious, fallacious, or specious reasoning

"Blaming all our problems on the arms race with Russia is sheer _________."

(adj) bad tempered; irritable, irascible

"Scrooge was a bitter, _________ old man."

(n) give assistance to in time of need; help, aid, relief

"She devoted her life to bringing _______ to the poor."

(adj) loud, noisy in making one's feelings known; clamorous boisterous

"The seniors were _____________ly objecting to the new rules."