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abscons

Level C1

Meaning

abstruse, obscure, arcane

Example

Le rapport, rédigé dans un jargon abscons, décourage jusqu'aux spécialistes du secteur.

The report, written in abstruse jargon, discourages even specialists in the sector.

Word forms

Forms
singular masculine
singular feminine
plural masculine
plural feminine
abscons
absconse
abscons
absconses

More words at level C1

  • acerbe acerbic, caustic, scathing
  • acuité acuteness, sharpness, severity
  • afférent relating (to), pertaining, related
  • aléa hazard, uncertainty, risk
  • aléatoire random, uncertain, unreliable
  • ancrer to anchor, to embed, to entrench
  • apanage preserve, prerogative, privilege
  • avérer to prove to be, to turn out

All the level C1 words (100 words)

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