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- abstruse
abstruse
Definition:
obscure or difficult to comprehend
Synonym:
perplexing
abstruse
at the Free Dictionary
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External definitions:
ab·struse
(
b-str
s
,
b-)
adj.
Difficult to understand; recondite. See Synonyms at .
[Latin
abstr
sus
, past participle of
abstr
dere
,
to hide
:
abs-, ab-
,
away
; see ab-
1
+
tr
dere
,
to push
; see
treud-
in Indo-European roots].
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
ab·struse
ly
adv.
ab·struse
ness
n.
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SAT Prep Plan: SAT Vocabulary - abstruse
SAT Prep Plan: SAT Vocabulary - abstruse 
abstruse 
b-str
s
,
b-)
sus
, past participle of
abstr
