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impenetrable(adjective, dark, sophisticated, mysterious, complicated)
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overshadow(verb, cover, clear, confuse, hide)
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secret(adjective, quiet, dark, superior, strange)
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shade(verb, cover, shade, confuse, hide)
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shadow(verb, close, cover, clear, block)
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shady(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, uncertain)
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somber(adjective, dull, soft, flat, sad)
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unfathomable(adjective, hard, difficult, solid, dark)
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veiled(adjective, dull, dark, dim, secret)
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befog(verb, clear, disturb, confuse, hide)
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camouflage(verb, close, cover, block, suppress)
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cloak(verb, close, cover, block, suppress)
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indeterminate(adjective, rough, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled)
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indistinguishable(adjective, vague, unknown, unclear, hazy)
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unsung(adjective, strange, unknown, unfamiliar, indefinite)
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unintelligible(adjective, hard, rough, difficult, solid)
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ill-defined(adjective, weak, rough, dark, uncertain)
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inscrutable(adjective, dark, strange, sophisticated, mysterious)
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remote(adjective, quiet, cover, weak, dark)
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tenebrous(adjective, dull, rough, difficult, dark)
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