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clear as dishwater(expression, obscure, uncertain, vague, unclear)
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clear as mud(expression, unfathomable, impenetrable, opaque, unintelligible)
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closed
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clouded(obscure, dark, unknown, hidden, indefinite)
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complicated(adjective, evil, obscure, difficult, sophisticated)
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concise
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confidential(clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
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covered(obscure, secret, unknown, hidden, concealed)
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crossword
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delitescent
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difficult(adjective, hard, obscure, dark, heavy)
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discreet(close, inside, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
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disguised(obscure, secret, unknown, hidden, clandestine)
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dissembled(close, clandestine, underground, undisclosed, furtive)
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dissimulated(close, inside, clandestine, underground, undisclosed)
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divinatory
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dormant
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double-edged
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double-talk(adjective, meaningless)
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driveling(adjective, meaningless)
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