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14
perplexing(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
12
fancy(verb, adjective, hard, difficult, delicate)
12
puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
9
enigmatic(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, difficult)
9
entangled(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
6
deep(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, heavy)
6
troublesome(adjective, hard, tough, fancy, severe)
5
dark(adjective, hard, evil, delicate, loose)
5
delicate(adjective, hard, fancy, loose, complex)
5
mysterious(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, heavy)
5
mystifying(adjective, hard, evil, loose, complex)
5
recondite(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
4
prickly(spiky, spiny)
4
problematical(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
2
Daedalean(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
2
formidable(adjective, hard, tough, severe, difficult)
2
mixed(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
2
nettlesome(tricky, complicated, spiky, spiny)
2
sharp(adjective, tricky, complicated, spiky)
2
spiny(tricky, complicated, spiky)
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