32
recondite(adjective, sound, easy, evil, sharp)
29
obscure(adjective, hard, sharp, difficult, dark)
24
deep(adjective, hard, sound, easy, evil)
24
mysterious(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, dark)
22
puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
19
difficult(adjective, hard, obscure, strange, uncertain)
19
intricate(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
18
arcane(adjective, evil, obscure, difficult, strange)
18
profound(adjective, easy, obscure, difficult, heavy)
18
esoteric(adjective, hard, sound, easy, evil)
18
incomprehensible(adjective, obscure, difficult, strange, uncertain)
16
occult(noun, adjective, evil, obscure, dark)
16
complex(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, heavy)
16
perplexing(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
14
cryptic(adjective, evil, sharp, obscure, difficult)
14
unfathomable(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, strange)
13
complicated(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, difficult)
12
enigmatic(adjective, hard, evil, sharp, obscure)
11
hidden(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, difficult)
10
involved(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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