enigma
nounSomething puzzling or difficult to understand.
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Clear all filtersSomething puzzling or difficult to understand.
Extreme wickedness or outrageousness.
To settle comfortably or securely in a place.
To involve or require as a necessary part or consequence.
To hold someone's attention completely through fascination or delight.
Hold spellbound
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To attract or persuade someone by offering something appealing.
A group of companions, assistants, or attendants surrounding a person.
To list or specify items one by one.
One word family: also includes enumeration.
To imagine or picture a future possibility.
Lasting for only a short time.
A long narrative, especially one involving heroic or momentous events.
A concluding section that follows the main work.
A person or thing that perfectly represents a quality or type.
To represent the essential qualities of something.
A distinctive period marked by significant developments.
Mental composure, especially under strain.
Either of the two annual times when the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator, with day and night approximately equal in length.
Annual crossing of the celestial equator
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Fair and just toward the people involved.
Equal or corresponding in value, meaning, effect, or function.
Unclear, open to different interpretations, or not conclusive.
Open to several readings
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To use ambiguous or evasive language to avoid a clear commitment.
One word family: also includes equivocation.
To make a mistake or depart from an accepted standard.
Straying from the proper course, position, or expected behavior.
Incorrect or based on error.
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