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enigmatical(adjective, hard, obscure, strange, uncertain)
9
equivocal(adjective, obscure, dark, uncertain, doubtful)
9
knotty(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
8
vague(adjective, clear, obscure, uncertain, definite)
8
arcane(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, dark)
8
complicated(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, difficult)
8
dark(adjective, hard, evil, obscure, rough)
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hard(adjective, fancy, severe, difficult, complex)
8
indefinite(obscure, uncertain, vague, unclear, ambiguous)
8
inscrutable(adjective, obscure, dark, strange, sophisticated)
8
recondite(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
7
inexplicable(adjective, hard, dark, strange, uncertain)
6
confused
6
cringeworthy
6
disconcerting(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable, confusing)
6
embarrassing(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
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impenetrable(adjective, obscure, strange, sophisticated, complicated)
6
involved(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
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occult(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, dark)
6
problematic(adjective, hard, open, fancy, rough)
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