| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
| abstruse
hard to understand, recondite
Books written by experts for laymen are often abstruse despite assurances of the author to the contrary. Apparently some authors are unable to put themselves in the place of their readers and end up taking too much knowledge for granted.
Related English word: abstruseness
Latin root words: abstrudo, abstrudere,
abstrusi, abstrusus - to hide, conceal; trudo, tudere, trusi,
trusus - to push, shove |