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Ab­struse

[ahb-STROOS] or [uhb-STOOS]

abstract and abstruse
Hint 1.

Many people find abstract concepts to be quite abstruse.

Hint 2. Sentence to give context:

“Even some of his fellow physicists couldn’t quite grasp the most abstruse theories that Einstein posed.”

What is the best definition of abstruse?

A.

Conceptual or existing only in thought


B.

Difficult for most people to understand


C.

Mentally dense or slow to understand


D.

Mentally acute and quick to understand


Hint 1.

Many people find abstract concepts to be quite abstruse.

Hint 2. Sentence to give context:

“Even some of his fellow physicists couldn’t quite grasp the most abstruse theories that Einstein posed.”

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