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SAT word of the day for Monday, December 6th 2010 is...

Obfuscate

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[ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt] –verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
1. to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
2. to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.
3. to darken.
Origin:
1525–35; < LL obfuscātus (ptp. of obfuscāre to darken), equiv. to L ob- ob- + fusc ( us ) dark + -ātus -ate1
—Synonyms
1. muddle, perplex. 2. cloud.

—Antonyms
1. clarify.

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