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mysterious(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure)
29
obscure(adjective, cover, sharp, difficult)
21
secret(adjective, evil, obscure, strange)
19
enigmatic(adjective, cover, knowledge, evil, sharp)
18
occult(noun, adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure)
17
recondite(adjective, evil, sharp, obscure, difficult)
17
hidden(verb, adjective, cover, evil, obscure)
16
puzzling(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, difficult)
16
incomprehensible(adjective, obscure, difficult, strange)
16
mystic(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure)
15
esoteric(adjective, evil, sharp, obscure)
13
abstruse(noun, adjective, evil, sharp, obscure)
13
inscrutable(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, mysterious)
12
mystical(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure)
11
equivocal(adjective, cover, obscure, difficult)
10
unfathomable(adjective, obscure, difficult, strange)
9
perplexing(adjective, obscure, difficult, strange)
8
concealed(adjective, cover, evil, obscure, difficult)
8
covert(adjective, obscure, secret, reticent)
7
close(adjective, obscure, secret, reticent)
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