Estimated Calorie Requirements. Estimated amounts of calories needed to maintain energy balance for various gender and age groups at three different levels of physical activity. The estimates are rounded to the nearest 200 calories and were determined using the Institute of Medicine equation.
obfuscation - confusion resulting from failure to understand. bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, puzzlement. confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; a confusion of impressions.
An accent is a stress or emphasis on a particular part of something, usually a word. Pronounce the word doofus with the accent on the first syllable: DOO-fuss. Accent comes from the Latin accentus, which means the intonation of singing.. We use accent for different kinds of emphasis in speech. In some foreign languages, the mark above a letter is an accent that signals how to pronounce it. If you accent something, like the t on the end of your name, you highlight it.