Word of the Day: abstruse [adj]
“ab-stroos” — emphasis on 2nd syllable
Not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric
[from Latin abstrūsus, thrust away, concealed: from abs- ab- away + trūdere, to thrust]
“The last time I stood at that bar my friend Edgar was trying to sell me Rudolf Steiner, rather unsuccessfully I must say, because just as he was getting on to group souls and the exact nature of the difference between a cow and a mineral, from the occult standpoint, a chorus girl from the theatre opposite, who was now on the bum, wedged her way in between us and diverted our minds to things less abstruse.”
– Henry Miller, The Colossus of Maroussi
Bonus Word of the Day: recondite [adj] “reh-kun-dite” — emphasis on 1st syllable
1. Requiring special knowledge to be understood; abstruse
2. Dealing with abstruse or profound subjects
3. Concealed; hidden
[Latin reconditus, past participle of recondere, to put away: re- + condere, to put together, preserve; conceal]
