Word List: Puzzling, Baffling, Intriguing, Cryptic, Enigmatic, Perplexing, Mysterious, Unsolved, Bizarre, Ambiguous
Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a puzzling case of a missing treasure. The villagers were all searching for the missing treasure, but no one had been able to find it. The case was baffling to everyone, and it was the talk of the town.
One day, a young detective named Jack decided to take on the case. He was very good at solving mysteries, and he was intrigued by the intriguing case.
The first clue he found was a cryptic message written on a piece of paper. The message was written in a code that no one could understand. Jack was determined to solve the mystery and he worked tirelessly to crack the code.
Days passed, and Jack found more and more clues, but they were all enigmatic and seemed to lead him in different directions. The case was becoming more and more perplexing, and Jack was starting to feel like he would never solve the mystery.
But one day, Jack finally figured out the code, and he discovered a secret passage that led him to the missing treasure. The treasure was hidden in a mysterious place, and no one had ever found it before.
The case of the missing treasure was finally solved, and Jack was hailed as a hero. The villagers were amazed by his unsolved and bizarre detective work, and they were all grateful for his help.
Even to this day, the case remains one of the most ambiguous mysteries in the village’s history, and many people still wonder how Jack was able to solve it.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Collocations |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzling | Confusing and difficult to understand | a puzzling question, a puzzling situation |
| Baffling | Confusing and difficult to understand | a baffling mystery, a baffling situation |
| Intriguing | Interesting and arousing curiosity | an intriguing mystery, an intriguing person |
| Cryptic | Mysterious and difficult to understand | a cryptic message, a cryptic symbol |
| Enigmatic | Mysterious and difficult to understand | an enigmatic puzzle, an enigmatic person |
| Perplexing | Confusing and difficult to understand | a perplexing problem, a perplexing situation |
| Mysterious | Strange and not easily understood | a mysterious disappearance, a mysterious person |
| Unsolved | Not yet found or resolved | an unsolved mystery, an unsolved problem |
| Bizarre | Strange and unusual | a bizarre phenomenon, a bizarre person |
| Ambiguous | Open to more than one interpretation | an ambiguous answer, an ambiguous situation |