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dismaying(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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inscrutable(obscure, dark, sophisticated, mysterious)
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occult(dark, strange, uncertain, mysterious)
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strange(odd, unfamiliar, bizarre, outlandish)
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tangled(hard, obscure, difficult, complex)
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tough(difficult, laborious)
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uncertain(hard, severe, obscure, difficulty)
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Byzantine(hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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enigmatical(hard, difficult, strange, striking)
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hard(fancy, obscure, difficult, complex)
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indecipherable(dark, uncertain, mysterious)
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misleading(difficult, false, striking, ambiguous)
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problematical(hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
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snarled
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stupefying
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unintelligible(hard, obscure, rough, difficult)
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Gordian(hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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astonishing(odd, bizarre, outlandish)
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astounding(difficult, odd, striking, bizarre)
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awkward(tough, difficult, delicate, complicated)
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