Posted on 05/11/2018 7:43:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
ab·struse abˈstro͞os,əbˈstro͞os/
adjective:
abstruse
difficult to understand; obscure. "an abstruse philosophical inquiry"
synonyms:
obscure, arcane, esoteric, little known, recherché, rarefied, recondite, difficult, hard, puzzling, perplexing, cryptic, enigmatic, Delphic, complex, complicated, involved, over/above one's head, incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable, mysterious
"her abstruse arguments were hard to follow"
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin abstrusus ‘put away, hidden,’ from abstrudere ‘conceal,’ from ab- ‘from’ + trudere ‘to push.’
The sentence must, in someway, relate to the news of the day.
Class is in session................Recess in 2 hours!..................
So is ‘Personal Responsibility’.............Excellent!....A+++!...............
Hillary’s back brace is abstrussive intrusion sticking out from her claims of good health.
It probably her scales sticking out...................Excellent!.................A+++!................
The Deep State is deliberately abstruse,
To keep us from discovering their abuse.
But their duplicity will be of no use
When forced to drink of their own poison juice
Give them the rope, they will make their own noose
Force them to live by the rules that they use
Alinsky’s angle can be acute OR obtuse!
What’s good for the gander is good for the goose
May they all become a recluse................A++++!...................
Ain’t that the truth!.......................A++!.............
The media darling and abstruse McCain performs all the way to the end.
LOL! :-)
And a pet peeve of mine: abstruse is not obtuse.
Abstruse is an idea, or its presentation, difficult to comprehend.
Obtuse is a person purposely dull and unwilling to understand an idea.
Impeachment talk: dems are abstruse
They may come to realize—no use
No collusion with Tsars
Only ancient porn stars
And The Donald shrugs off the abuse
Make it so, Number One!.....................A++++!..............
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