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abominable | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. Abominable treatment of prisoners. |
acquaint | Cause to come to know personally. New staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes. |
aghast | Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. She winced aghast at his cruelty. |
amazed | Greatly surprised; astonished. I was amazed that he could remember me. |
astonish | Affect with wonder. It astonished her that he was so anxious. |
astonished | Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed. We were astonished to hear of this decision. |
astonishing | Extremely surprising or impressive; amazing. The dog was capable of astonishing tricks. |
astounded | Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock. Astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing. |
bemuse | Cause to be confused emotionally. He was bemused by what was happening. |
curious | (of books) erotic or pornographic. Traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers. |
dismayed | Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. |
flabbergasted | As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise. Flabbergasted fans took to the streets to celebrate the team s big win. |
inform | Give incriminating information about someone to the police or other authority. They were informed that no risk was involved. |
notification | A request for payment. The notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting. |
puzzled | Unable to understand; perplexed. She looked puzzled and angry with him. |
quizzical | Perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know. His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air. |
reactant | A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction. |
reaction | A response that reveals a person’s feelings or attitude. A skilled driver with quick reactions. |
redoubtable | Inspiring fear. A tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel clicking jackbooted fanatic. |
response | A verbal or written answer. An Honours degree course in Japanese has been established in response to an increasing demand. |
responsiveness | The quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events. A bank s responsiveness to customer problems engenders trust. |
shattered | Ruined or disrupted. I usually feel too shattered to do more than crawl into bed. |
shocked | Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. |
shocking | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray. The most shocking book of its time. |
surprise | Cause to be surprised. I was surprised at his statement. |
surprised | Feeling or showing surprise. A surprised expression. |
telegram | A message transmitted by telegraph. |
tip | Mark with a tip. Tip the arrow with the small stone. |
wondering | Showing curiosity. Peter listened with an air of wondering astonishment. |
yeah | Not only so, but. |
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