5
fine(adjective, exact, discriminating)
5
impenetrable(adjective, obscure, strange, sophisticated, complicated)
5
qabalistic
5
tenebrous(adjective, obscure, difficult, uncertain, doubtful)
4
cabbalistic
4
clandestine(adjective, secret, unknown, hidden, concealed)
4
evasive(adjective, obscure, secret)
4
kabbalistic
4
latent(obscure, dark, secret, unknown, hidden)
4
nebulous
4
paradoxical
4
private(adjective, obscure, mysterious, reticent, unknown)
4
sibylline(adjective, dark, uncertain, mysterious, unfathomable)
4
ulterior(adjective, cover, obscure, secret, unknown)
4
uncertain(adjective, obscure, difficult, dark, doubtful)
3
Delphic(adjective, obscure, secret)
3
anomalous
3
doubtful(dark, uncertain, dishonest, vague, dubious)
3
dubious(adjective, uncertain, dishonest, doubtful, vague)
3
furtive(adjective, close, obscure, strange, reticent)
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