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furtive(obscure, strange, unknown, clandestine, underground)
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gasser(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
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grave(sound, intense, heavy, fierce, knowledgeable)
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grounded(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened)
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hairsplitting(sharp, obscure, exact, precise, discriminating)
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hairy
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hard-earned
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hard-fought
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hermetical(obscure, dark, secret, unknown, hidden)
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hi-tech(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, complex)
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hid
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high-flown(abstract, theoretical, philosophical)
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high-tech(adjective, difficult, complex, special, sophisticated)
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highbrow(adjective, obscure, knowledgeable, cultured, educated)
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immaterial(intellectual, abstract, insubstantial, theoretical, imperceptible)
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impalpable(abstract, insubstantial, theoretical, imperceptible, philosophical)
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imperceivable(obscure, dark, secret, unknown, hidden)
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in a cloud(expression, idiom)
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in a fog(expression, idiom)
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in eclipse
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