The report makes only an oblique reference to the missing data, mentioning it once in a footnote.
报告对缺失数据只作了间接提及，仅在一处脚注中一笔带过。
Which choice best defines “oblique”?
B — Slanting; indirect.. “oblique” means Slanting; indirect..
Which word means “Slanting; indirect.”?
C — oblique. “oblique” means Slanting; indirect..
oblique — Slanting; indirect.. In Chinese: 倾斜的；间接的.
oblique is pronounced //əˈbliːk//.
The report makes only an oblique reference to the missing data, mentioning it once in a footnote. (报告对缺失数据只作了间接提及，仅在一处脚注中一笔带过。)
slanting, indirect, tangential — all close in meaning to oblique (Slanting; indirect.).
direct, straightforward — each the opposite of oblique (Slanting; indirect.).
Yes. oblique is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ob- + liqu(斜) → 拐弯抹角。