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abstruse difficult to comprehend.

arcane known or knowable only to the initiate.

archives a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved; also: the material preserved -- often used in plural.

coda a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure.

commonplace book a book of memorabilia.

cryptic mysterious.

disguise to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed identity.

enigmatic mysterious.

infiltrated to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes.

innuendo hint, insinuation; especially: a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation.

mysterious exciting wonder, curiosity, or surprise while baffling efforts to comprehend or identify.

schism division, separation.

treatises systematic expositions or arguments in writing including methodical discussions of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached.

The Unauthorized Autobiography