Without looking it up...

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obfuscate: The failure to hold back the release of flatulence.

Just as the minister said the words "I now pronounce you husband and wife", she obfuscated a long, loud wet one.
 
without looking it up. "to smoke screen"
I learned it from reading other caselaw, which one I don't know.
But I used to following sentence in on of my affidavits.

"I believe that the respondent mother (mother's name) affidavit, as well as all the other affidavits, which are filled with falsehoods and fabrications, are attempts to discredit me. I believe that (mother's name), her family and friends are trying by way of obfuscation to cloud and muddy the issues in an attempt to overwhelm or confuse the court and gain an advantage."
 
While on the subjest of words:
Hear are some other good words.

panacea : an answer to solution for all problems or difficulties


acquiesce: submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent


Prevaricate: to speak falsely or misleading; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression.
 
I like words where you just have to say them to know what they mean, e.g.

botulism

bludgeoned

gription should be a real word.
 
blinkandimgone said:
Without looking it up, use each of these words in a sentence:

- Absquatulate
- Gastromancy
- Boeotian
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My ex absquatulated with my children in order to ensure a sufficient cash flow to afford those yearly luxury cruises.

The pomp and circumstance surrounding weddings are designed to obfuscate the inherent idiocy of participating in such an undertaking given the current state of family law in this country.

I'm not familiar with the other two words. In particular, I am certain that I have never seen "boeotian" in print, which means that even if it is a real word, it must be so obscure that it is verging on extinction.
 
Im guessing gastromancy might mean either the digestive process and/or eating:

His gastromancy greatly affected his girth so he had to go on a diet.
 
wretchedotis said:
Please define the term 'obfuscate', in your own words.
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Something most litigants do before the court to "save" themselves from the reality of their situation. Also know as "half thruths" or "incomplete stories". This may be recanting a story of "abuse" without providing all the particulars to the event in an effort to "obfuscate" their role in the incident.

Something that a lot of the possibly highly conflicted posters to this site do when they post their "one sided story" of the "truth" to this forum.

Something that highly conflicted parents do when they want to win trust and favour from others to get emotional relief that they are a "good parent". They "obfuscate" the matters to paint themselves in the "best light possible" while painting the other parent in the most negative light.

Something that happens when we recall our personal experiences from "memory". They are often "obfuscated" by our emotional state and feelings.

See the posting for more on memory and the failings of human memory here:

http://www.ottawadivorce.com/forum/f12/whats-matter-memory-12829/

Also closely related to the psychological concept of "projecting blame" / "psychological projection" and "deflection". It is a known pattern of behaviour for many highly conflicted persons to "obfuscate" matters.

Also, commonly known on this board as "throwing as much *stuff* as possible and seeing what sticks". A common pattern of behaviour deployed by negative advocate solicitors in litigation as well.

For humour sake: A word I commonly miss spell on this forum all the time.

Only for humour sake: Something slughead10 tries to do when debating a topic on this forum. :)

Good Luck!
Tayken
 
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caranna said:
Im guessing gastromancy might mean either the digestive process and/or eating:

His gastromancy greatly affected his girth so he had to go on a diet.
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"mancy" though sounds magic-related or something.

"They thought that the unemployed mom used gastromancy to make the lobster tails that she fed her children every night, but the truth was that she just used her recipient support to buy them"

Keeping it on-topic, yo.
 
I had wondered what that suffix meant. So I'll take your word on it.

With the support she was receiving, it was an exercise in gastromancy that she was even able to feed her children oatmeal for supper.
 
Janus said:
I'm not familiar with the other two words. In particular, I am certain that I have never seen "boeotian" in print, which means that even if it is a real word, it must be so obscure that it is verging on extinction.
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Boe·o·tian

/biˈoʊ ʃən/ http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.htmlShow Spelled [bee-oh-shuh n] http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/Spell_pron_key.htmlShow IPA
adjective 1. of or pertaining to Boeotia or its inhabitants.
2. dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement.

"My boeotian ex replied with his typical, uneducated opinion."

 
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