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we'd say more but it would probably freak you out.

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Based on its context in the passage which of the following is the

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best synonym for the word enigmatical in line 51?

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And grammar police, go away. Possible answers, go.

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Enigmatical is an old timey way of saying enigmatic the root word in both is

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in Enigma, which describes something that is puzzling or hard to understand.

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While we're going through the answer choices we also have to remember that the sense conflates

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Enigmatical with the word bizarre which means

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strange. So, whatever the definition we choose it needs to jive with all that.

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Lucid means that something is clear and easily understood.

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This is obviously the opposite of what we want. Choice B is the wrong answer.

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Sure something that's enigmatical could be disturbing,

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like the enigmatical guy that stares at us through his blinds every time we walk passed his house.

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Things that are enigmatical aren't always disturbing however,

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so choice D is off the list. The prefix

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In equals not, and explicable

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equals able to be explained, so inexplicable

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equals not able to be explained. For example,

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we think it's inexplicable that the lady down the street eats cake in a kiddy pool every day.

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Since this word could pass a synonym for

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enigmatical, We'll keep it on the table as we look at the final contender.

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Though inexplicable works, mysterious works a little bit better

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in the context of the passage enigmatical seems to be more about what we

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don't know

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instead of what we can't explain. So Choice C wins this round,

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but it was a close shave.

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