19 words & definitions
| aghast | adjective |
Struck with shock, amazement, or horror
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| flabbergasted | adjective |
To be surprised, amazed, or shocked very unexpectedly
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| astonish | verb |
To surprise or impress (someone) greatly
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| startle | verb |
To cause a person or animal to feel sudden shock or alarm
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| incredulous | adjective |
(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something
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| astound | verb |
To cause others to be very surprised or shocked
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| dumbfounded | adjective |
So shocked that you cannot speak
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| dumbstruck | adjective |
So shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak.
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| unthinkable | adjective |
So out of the ordinary that it cannot be imagined as possible
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| bystander | noun |
a person who is near something that is happening but is involved by accident
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| appalled | adjective |
Filled with dismay or disgust, especially at something morally wrong.
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| anticlimax | noun |
A situation where the outcome is much less dramatic than expected.
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| discrepancy | noun |
A difference between two things that are expected to be the same.
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| divulge | verb |
To reveal something secret or private, to make known information that was previously hidden.
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| impact | noun |
The force or action of one object hitting another.
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| mystery | noun |
Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain, a person or thing that arouses curiosity or wonder because it is unknown or puzzling.
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| telltale | adjective |
Revealing or indicating something hidden or secret, showing the inner nature of something.
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| thunderbolt | noun |
A sudden flash of lightning with a loud crash of thunder, or an unexpected and dramatic event or piece of news.
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| untimely | adjective |
Not happening at a useful or expected time.
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