10
secret(adjective, evil, obscure, dark, strange)
9
dark(adjective, feature, obscure, mysterious, hidden)
8
heavy(adjective, easy, severe, obscure, slang)
8
abstract(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, complex)
8
mystic(adjective, evil, obscure, dark, deep)
8
subtle(adjective, hard, sharp, obscure, difficult)
7
mystifying(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, strange)
7
opaque(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, uncertain)
6
ambiguous(adjective, obscure, strange, uncertain, doubtful)
6
concealed(adjective, evil, obscure, difficult, dark)
6
knotty(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
6
vague(adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertain, doubtful)
5
baffling(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, dark)
5
impenetrable(adjective, obscure, difficult, strange, deep)
5
inscrutable(adjective, obscure, strange, sophisticated, supernatural)
5
mystical(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, dark)
4
cabalistic(adjective, evil, obscure, strange, deep)
4
fine(adjective, exact, discriminating)
4
ticklish(hard, tricky, complicated)
4
transcendental(strange, intellectual, unknown, abstract, theoretical)
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