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Review the excerpt from The Code Book.

Cryptanalysts realize that their real goal is to find a way of cracking the RSA cipher, the cornerstone of modern encryption . . .

Use the meaning of the underlined words above to understand the sentence.

David’s family was puzzled by the short and cryptic note he left on the table.

What does cryptic mean?

clear
plain
believable
mysterious

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
mysterious

"Cryptic" here means puzzling or mysterious (not clear, plain, or believable).