obtuse

link: noose

"Don't be obtuse, the horse-thief gets the noose, not the horse."

insensitive; block-headed, slow in comprehension

scrutinize

link: screw eyes

"U.S. Customs officials have screw eyes when they scrutinize baggage."

to look very carefully; to examine

congenial

link: jeans

"Folks in jeans are very congenial."

pleasant to be around; social, agreeable

fjord

link: ford

"Fords in a fjord."

a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills

aspire

link: retire

"Jim aspired to retire early and become a man of leisure."

something one hopes to achieve; goal

martyr

link: harder

"It's harder to be a martyr."

someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy

citadel

link: sit well

"It pays to sit well on the edge of a citadel."

a fortress overlooking the city; a stronghold

doldrums

link: doll drums

"All covered with dust, the doll drums were in the doldrums."

a period or condition of depression or inactivity

consensus

link: sends us

"We are in consensus, this guy sends us."

general agreement

blather

link: lather

"Karen and Allison blathered until their mouths lathered." 

to talk nonsensically