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

• conundrum

  1. Any puzzling question or problem
  2. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma:
  3. A riddle whose answer contains a pun (Ex.: What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? One sells watches and the other watches cells.)

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  1. Any puzzling question or problem
  2. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma:
  3. A riddle whose answer contains a pun (Ex.: What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? One sells watches and the other watches cells.)

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• 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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• 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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The quality of being mysterious

• inscrutability

  1. The condition of being inscrutable

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  1. The condition of being inscrutable

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• inscrutableness

  1. Inscrutability

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  1. Inscrutability

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• unfathomableness

  1. The quality of being unfathomable.

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  1. The quality of being unfathomable.

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• unfathomability

  1. The quality of being unfathomable.

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  1. The quality of being unfathomable.

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• undiscoverability

  1. The state or condition of being undiscoverable.

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  1. The state or condition of being undiscoverable.

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• unanswerableness

  1. The state of being unanswerable.

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  1. The state of being unanswerable.

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• unexplainableness

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• inexplicableness

  1. The state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable

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  1. The state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable

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• abstruseness

  1. The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. [First attested in the mid 17^th century.]

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  1. The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. [First attested in the mid 17^th century.]

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• equivocality

  1. The quality of being equivocal.

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  1. The quality of being equivocal.

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• esoterism

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• occultism

  1. A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them
  2. The belief in and study of hidden supernatural powers, especially with the aim of bringing them under human control.
  3. The practice or study of occult arts

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  1. A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them
  2. The belief in and study of hidden supernatural powers, especially with the aim of bringing them under human control.
  3. The practice or study of occult arts

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• cabalism

  1. A mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
  2. Any occult doctrine

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  1. A mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
  2. Any occult doctrine

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Something difficult to know

• riddle

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

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

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• conundrum

  1. Any puzzling question or problem
  2. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma:
  3. A riddle whose answer contains a pun (Ex.: What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? One sells watches and the other watches cells.)

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  1. Any puzzling question or problem
  2. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma:
  3. A riddle whose answer contains a pun (Ex.: What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? One sells watches and the other watches cells.)

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• 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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• secret

  1. The true cause or explanation, regarded as not obvious
  2. Something that remains beyond understanding or explanation; a mystery:
  3. A method or formula for doing or making something well, especially when not widely known:

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  1. The true cause or explanation, regarded as not obvious
  2. Something that remains beyond understanding or explanation; a mystery:
  3. A method or formula for doing or making something well, especially when not widely known:

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A trick

• sleight of hand

  1. The required digital dexterity behind magic tricks and illusions.
  2. A trick or set of tricks performed in this way.
  3. The performance of or skill in performing juggling or magic tricks so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain.

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  1. The required digital dexterity behind magic tricks and illusions.
  2. A trick or set of tricks performed in this way.
  3. The performance of or skill in performing juggling or magic tricks so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain.

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• trick of magic

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• juggle

  1. An act of juggling
  2. Trickery for a dishonest end.
  3. A clever trick or deception

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  1. An act of juggling
  2. Trickery for a dishonest end.
  3. A clever trick or deception

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*A mystery story

• detective story

  1. A mystery involving a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it, esp. a highly formalized one in which a detective, often a private detective, solves a crime, usually a murder, by means of careful observation and logical reasoning

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  1. A mystery involving a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it, esp. a highly formalized one in which a detective, often a private detective, solves a crime, usually a murder, by means of careful observation and logical reasoning

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• mystery-play

  1. A medieval drama based on scriptural events especially in the life of Jesus.
  2. Any of a class of medieval dramatic representations of Biblical events, esp. of the life and death of Jesus: they originated in the church liturgy but were later presented by craft guilds in marketplaces, etc.

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  1. A medieval drama based on scriptural events especially in the life of Jesus.
  2. Any of a class of medieval dramatic representations of Biblical events, esp. of the life and death of Jesus: they originated in the church liturgy but were later presented by craft guilds in marketplaces, etc.

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• mystery movie

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