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twister(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, knot)
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abstruseness(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, subtlety)
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admiration
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agitation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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ambiguity(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
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ambivalence(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
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