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mysterious(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, dark)
29
obscure(adjective, cover, sharp, difficult, dark)
26
dark(adjective, obscure, secret, hidden, mysterious)
21
mystifying(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, strange)
21
secret(adjective, evil, obscure, dark, strange)
19
enigmatic(adjective, cover, knowledge, evil, sharp)
18
occult(noun, adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure)
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recondite(adjective, evil, sharp, obscure, difficult)
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arcane(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, difficult)
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hidden(verb, adjective, cover, evil, obscure)
16
puzzling(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, difficult)
16
incomprehensible(adjective, obscure, difficult, dark, strange)
16
mystic(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, dark)
16
unclear(adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertain, doubtful)
15
esoteric(adjective, evil, sharp, obscure, dark)
14
ambiguous(adjective, obscure, uncertain, doubtful, vague)
13
abstruse(noun, adjective, evil, sharp, obscure)
13
cabalistic(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, strange)
13
inscrutable(adjective, obscure, dark, sophisticated, mysterious)
12
mystical(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, dark)
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