Latent
Latent adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.
Mysterious and latent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mysterious" instead an adjective "Latent".
Mysterious
Mysterious adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Latent and mysterious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Latent" instead an adjective "Mysterious".
Nearby Words: mystery, mysteriously
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However, after an encounter with another patient, he discovers that he has latent abilities that would explain his mysterious condition.
Source: Film / X-Men Film Series - However, as a result of both a latent source of Mana he got from his Adonyte blood and a mysterious manipulation of the rules by an unknown source, Ben ends up being selected as a Eighth Master, with a female Avenger (strongly hinted to be Joan of Arc) as his Servant.
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