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anfractuous(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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backbreaking(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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composite(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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compound(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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esoteric(adjective, hard, evil, difficult, complex)
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hard to understand(expression, adjective, idiom, hard, difficult)
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lumpish(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, density)
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massive(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, density)
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perplexed(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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serious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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toilful(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
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messy(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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precarious(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
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stubborn(adjective, hard, difficulty, difficult, complex)
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tangled(adjective, hard, simple, obscure, difficulty)
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baffling(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awkward)
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convoluted(adjective, hard, simple, fancy, obscure)
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perplexing(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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gnarled(adjective, density)
10
puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
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