All 4 Uses of
obscure
in
Ender's Game
- Salamander Army is just beginning to emerge from indecent obscurity.†
Chpt 7
- Did they know they were giving him obscure but excellent boys?†
Chpt 11
- Dragon Army isn't going to be an obscure name for long.†
Chpt 11
- Dragon Army will not be an obscure name now.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(obscure as in: it obscured my view) to block from view or make less visible or understandableeditor's notes: Although this meaning of obscure typically refers to seeing or understanding, it can also refer to situation where something makes something else harder to detect or as when a noise makes another noise difficult to hear. Similarly it can reference something overshadowing something else, as in "Her memory of her dog's death was obscured by her brother's death the next day."