Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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abstruse | No | Yes | No | No |
esoteric | No | Yes | No | No |
abstruse (adjective) | esoteric (adjective) |
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difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge | confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle |