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  • 51impenetrable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. solid, dense; impermeable, impassable; proof; abstruse, mysterious, esoteric; in comprehensible, unfathomable. See density, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dense] Syn. impervious,… …

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  • 52mysterious — mys•te•ri•ous [[t]mɪˈstɪər i əs[/t]] adj. 1) involving or full of mystery: a mysterious phone call[/ex] 2) suggesting or implying a mystery: a mysterious smile[/ex] 3) puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on an ancient tomb[/ex]… …

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  • 53cryptical — adjective 1. of an obscure nature the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms a deep dark secret the inscrutable workings of Providence in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life Rachel Carson… …

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  • 54mystifying — adjective of an obscure nature the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms a deep dark secret the inscrutable workings of Providence in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life Rachel Carson… …

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  • 55in|scru´ta|bly — in|scru|ta|ble «ihn SKROO tuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be understood; so mysterious or obscure that one cannot make out its meaning; incomprehensible: »... he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful…inscrutable to… …

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  • 56in|scru´ta|ble|ness — in|scru|ta|ble «ihn SKROO tuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be understood; so mysterious or obscure that one cannot make out its meaning; incomprehensible: »... he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful…inscrutable to… …

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  • 57in|scru|ta|ble — «ihn SKROO tuh buhl», adjective. that cannot be understood; so mysterious or obscure that one cannot make out its meaning; incomprehensible: »... he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful…inscrutable to the last (James …

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  • 58mys|te´ri|ous|ness — mys|te|ri|ous «mihs TIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. full of mystery; hard to explain or understand; secret; hidden: »Electricity is mysterious. 2. suggesting mystery; enigmatic: »the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa. Why are you all so mysterious,… …

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  • 59mys|te´ri|ous|ly — mys|te|ri|ous «mihs TIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. full of mystery; hard to explain or understand; secret; hidden: »Electricity is mysterious. 2. suggesting mystery; enigmatic: »the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa. Why are you all so mysterious,… …

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  • 60mys|te|ri|ous — «mihs TIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. full of mystery; hard to explain or understand; secret; hidden: »Electricity is mysterious. 2. suggesting mystery; enigmatic: »the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa. Why are you all so mysterious, so reserved in… …

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