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31Acacius (Bishop of Beroea) — Acacius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Acacius Bishop of Beroea. Born in Syria c. 322; died c. 432. While still very young he became a monk in the famous community of solitaries, presided over by Asterius, at a place just outside Antioch.… …
32predicament, dilemma — Predicament means a difficult, perplexing, dangerous, or unpleasant situation or condition: Having no room reservation put us into a predicament. A dilemma resembles a predicament with emphasis upon the puzzling and perplexing elements present:… …
33complex — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intricate, manifold, complicated, involved, knotty. n. tangle, knot, maze; informal, obsession, fixation; inferiority, persecution, Oedipus, etc. complex. See disorder, insanity, intellect. II… …
34difficult — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hard to achieve] Syn. laborious, hard, arduous, strenuous, demanding, exacting, hard won, stiff, heavy, painful, labored, trying, titanic, bothersome, troublesome, burdensome, backbreaking, not easy, wearisome, onerous,… …
35puzzling — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Obscure] Syn. uncertain, ambiguous, mystifying; see obscure 1 . 2. [Difficult] Syn. perplexing, abstruse, hard; see difficult 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. perplexing, confusing, bewildering, stumping, baffling,… …
36Uncertainty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncertainty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncertainty uncertainty incertitude doubt Sgm: N 1 doubtfulness doubtfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 dubiety dubiety dubitation dubitancy| dubitousness GRP …
37perplex — per|plex [pəˈpleks US pər ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: perplex perplexed (14 17 centuries), from Latin perplexus, from plexus twisted together ] if something perplexes you, it makes you feel confused and worried because it is difficult to… …
38enigma — [i nig′mə, enig′mə] n. [L aenigma < Gr ainigma < ainissesthai, to speak in riddles < ainos, tale, story < ? IE base * ai , oi , meaningful speech > ? MIr ōeth, OATH] 1. a perplexing, usually ambiguous, statement; riddle 2. a… …
39Gordian knot — [gôr′dē ən] n. 1. Gr. Legend a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which an oracle reveals will be undone only by the future master of Asia: Alexander the Great, failing to untie it, cuts the knot with his sword 2. any perplexing problem cut… …
40confusing — adjective 1. causing confusion or disorientation (Freq. 1) a confusing jumble of road signs being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child • Similar to: ↑disorienting 2. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or… …
