Abstruse - difficult to understand, incomprehensible - трудный для понимания, заумный
Physics textbooks can seem so abstruse to the uninitiated that readers feel as though they are looking at hieroglyphics.
Admonitory - serving to warn, expressing reproof of reproach especially as a corrective - предостерегающий
As the assembly, the high school vice-principal gave the students an admonitory speech, warning them of the many risks and dangers of prom night.
Tortuous - marked by repeated turns and bends; not straightforward - извилистый, неискренний, уклончивый
Because the logic behind McMahon's side of the debate was so tortuous, his audience came out either completely confused or, worse, feeling they'd been tricked.
Myopic - lacking foresight or imagination - близорукий в прямом и переносном смысле слова
The company ultimately went out of business because the myopic managers couldn't predict the changes in their industry.
Temperance - the trait of avoiding excess - умеренность, сдержанность
Welles wasn't known for his temperance -- he usually ate enough for two and drank enough for three.
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