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Word for the Day, FRiday, January 3, 2014 - Abstruse
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Posted on 01/03/2014 6:03:22 AM PST by tioga
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”.
Abstruse
Adjective
Difficult to understand; recondite.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
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The abstruse Obamacare may well be what ends liberalism. I think more folks relate to Phil Robertson than Pajama Boy. Time will tell.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:03:22 AM PST
by
tioga
To: xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; Slip18; SoothingDave; Gabz; Texan5; NicknamedBob; ...
We lost internet last night, it came back just in time to post class. Yeah! So rise and shine, the northeast is digging out....but we are up and at it.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:04:35 AM PST
by
tioga
(Wise men still seek Him.)
To: tioga
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:05:13 AM PST
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
How much snow did you get? We got over six inches.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:06:04 AM PST
by
tioga
(Wise men still seek Him.)
To: tioga
Abstruce - conceptualized chartreuse.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:06:14 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: tioga
Snow - You never know when it’ll stop or how many inches you’ll get.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:06:49 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: tioga
My stomach muscles are very sore after a difficult workout. I’m going to take a day off, declare an abs truce.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:06:51 AM PST
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: tioga
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:07:08 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: tioga
I’m having trouble coming up with a clear sentence due to the confusing definition — I find “recondite” to be a bit abstruse.
To: tioga
We got about 8-10 in northern NJ.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:07:59 AM PST
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: ClearCase_guy
I find “recondite” to be a bit abstruse.I recondite watch Duck Dynasty tonight.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:08:55 AM PST
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
( July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration of Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
To: tioga
The news that Kim Jong Un threw his uncle into a cage (stripped naked) to be eaten alive by a pack of 120 hungry dogs is abstruce.
To: MrB
Abstruse is misspelled in the title. Sorry. A+
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:09:33 AM PST
by
tioga
(Wise men still seek Him.)
To: MrB
Snow - You never know when it’ll stop or how many inches you’ll get.And if your blinds are closed, you don't even know it's happening!
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Ha. A+
Misspelled it in the title, the word is abstruse with an s not a c. My mistake.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:11:49 AM PST
by
tioga
(Wise men still seek Him.)
To: ClearCase_guy
LOL....I think you’ve got it figured out. A+
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:12:12 AM PST
by
tioga
(Wise men still seek Him.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
That’s sick. A+ Word is misspelled in the title, it’s abstruse.
RME....I hate when I type too fast and make a mistake like that. It sure humbles me.
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:13:38 AM PST
by
tioga
(Wise men still seek Him.)
To: tioga
Abstruse? Obtuse? “What difference does it make? If you like your abstruse, you can keep your abstruse! Period.”
To: tioga
Praise God, the title is corrected. Yeah!
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:14:15 AM PST
by
tioga
(Wise men still seek Him.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Got? The crap is still coming down here :-(
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posted on
01/03/2014 6:18:16 AM PST
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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