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unseen(adjective, obscure, dark, secret, unknown)
1
Delphian(adjective, evil, obscure, dark, uncertain)
1
Greek(unfathomable, impenetrable, opaque, unintelligible, puzzling)
1
adverse
1
anagogic(adjective, evil, deep, mysterious, secret)
1
apocryphal(adjective, obscure, secret)
1
auricular
1
backdoor(close, obscure, unknown, inside, clandestine)
1
backstairs(close, mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn)
1
beats me(expression, unfathomable, impenetrable, opaque, unintelligible)
1
between the lines(expression, idiom)
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beyond comprehension(expression, unfathomable, impenetrable, opaque, unintelligible)
1
blathering(adjective, meaningless)
1
blurred
1
buried(cover, obscure, dark, unknown, hidden)
1
buttoned up(expression, mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn)
1
cagey(mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn, covert)
1
camouflaged(close, obscure, unknown, clandestine, underground)
1
censored
1
clammed up(expression, mysterious, private, reticent, taciturn)
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