Mysterious Things

Barry P.
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  1. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  2. mystery
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  3. unknown
    not known
  4. secret
    not openly made known
  5. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  6. closed book
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  7. unavowed
    not openly expressed
  8. mysterious
    beyond ordinary understanding
  9. orphic
    having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
  10. arcanum
    information known only to a special group
  11. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  12. covert
    secret or hidden
  13. underground
    beneath the surface of the earth
  14. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  15. lying in wait
    waiting in concealment; in ambush
  16. inhumed
    placed in a grave
  17. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  18. dark
    devoid of or deficient in light or brightness
  19. furtive
    secret and sly
  20. sneaky
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  21. sneak
    to go stealthily or furtively
  22. bushwhacking
    lying in ambush
  23. hidden
    not accessible to view
  24. concealed
    not accessible to view
  25. mystical
    beyond ordinary understanding
  26. whodunit
    a story about a crime presented as a novel, play, or movie
  27. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  28. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
  29. stick
    a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
  30. perplex
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  31. flummox
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  32. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
Created on Sun Aug 31 12:02:32 EDT 2008

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