Anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret

• enigma

  1. One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
  2. A perplexing, usually ambiguous, statement; riddle
  3. A perplexing, baffling, or seemingly inexplicable matter, person, etc.

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  1. One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
  2. A perplexing, usually ambiguous, statement; riddle
  3. A perplexing, baffling, or seemingly inexplicable matter, person, etc.

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• mystery

  1. A novel, story, or play involving such an event, esp. one involving a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it
  2. The skills, lore, or practices that are peculiar to a particular activity or group and are regarded as the special province of initiates:
  3. Mystery play

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  1. A novel, story, or play involving such an event, esp. one involving a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it
  2. The skills, lore, or practices that are peculiar to a particular activity or group and are regarded as the special province of initiates:
  3. Mystery play

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• perplexity

  1. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion
  2. Something that perplexes:
  3. Something that is perplexed, or complicated

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  1. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion
  2. Something that perplexes:
  3. Something that is perplexed, or complicated

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• puzzle

  1. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
  2. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
  3. A jigsaw puzzle.

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  1. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
  2. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
  3. A jigsaw puzzle.

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• puzzler

  1. One who solves puzzles as a hobby.
  2. A puzzling situation or problem; an enigma.
  3. (Video games) A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve.

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  1. One who solves puzzles as a hobby.
  2. A puzzling situation or problem; an enigma.
  3. (Video games) A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve.

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• riddle

  1. One that is perplexing; an enigma.
  2. Any puzzling, perplexing, or apparently inexplicable person or thing, as a difficult problem or enigmatic saying; enigma
  3. A problem or puzzle in the form of a question, statement, etc. so formulated that some ingenuity is required to solve or answer it

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  1. One that is perplexing; an enigma.
  2. Any puzzling, perplexing, or apparently inexplicable person or thing, as a difficult problem or enigmatic saying; enigma
  3. A problem or puzzle in the form of a question, statement, etc. so formulated that some ingenuity is required to solve or answer it

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