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blind
1
bodiless(abstract, theoretical, philosophical)
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bookish(sound, obscure, precise, knowledgeable, cultured)
1
brainy(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened)
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brutal
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buried
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byzantine(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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can of worms(expression, adjective, idiom, hard, fancy)
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civilised
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civilized
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clandestine(secret, unknown, hidden, underground, concealed)
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clear as dishwater(expression, adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertain)
1
cliquish(adjective, obscure, esoteric)
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composite
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compound
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confounding(adjective, hard, tricky, complicated)
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confused
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confusing(adjective, hard, uncertain, vague, unclear)
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conversant(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened)
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crabbed(adjective, unintelligibility)
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