Obfuscate

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–verb (used with object) 

1. to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. (使麻木)

2. to make obscure or unclear:



to obfuscate a problem with extraneous (無關的) information.  



3. to darken.  



—Synonyms 

1. muddle, perplex. 2. cloud.



—Antonyms 

1. clarify.





　

Main weakness of Morgan's script is the large quantity of expository dialogue. Given the unfamiliarity of the case to younger auds, and especially to non-Brits, this was perhaps deemed necessary in the HBO co-production. 



But at times it obfuscates the human drama 



in a way that was not apparent in "The Queen" and Morgan's Tony Blair-Gordon Brown telepic, "The Deal."





crypto-

esoteric 

1. [understood] by or meant for only the [select few], [recondite]

[poetry] full of esoteric allusions.   

"Wings of Desire" is one of those films movie critics are accused of [liking] because it's esoteric and difficult.

2. [belonging] to the select few.  

4. (of a [philosophical] doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the [initiates] of a group 

the esoteric [doctrines] of [Pythagoras]. cf. clique hierophant

arcane 

known or understood by [very few], [esoteric]

She knew a lot about [Sanskrit] grammar and other arcane matters. 

opacity

the quality of being [opaque]

As with Basquiat, there's a certain dreamy [opacity] [to] Before Night Falls. 

Threnody