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  • 91faze — /fayz/, v.t., fazed, fazing. to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him. [1820 30, Amer.; dial form. of FEEZE] Syn. disconcert, discomfit, perturb, fluster, confound. * * * …

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  • 92take aback — verb a) To surprise or shock; to discomfit. I was rather taken aback by his angry reply. b) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly. The bad news took us aback …

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  • 93embarrass — verb /ɪmˈbæ.ɹəs,ɪmˈbe.ɹəs/ to humiliate; to disrupt somebodys composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash The crowds laughter and jeers embarrassed him. Syn: abash, d …

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  • 94abash — verb /əˈbæʃ/ To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or …

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  • 95Jannes and Jambres — Illustration of the rods of Aaron and the magicians becoming snakes. Jannes and Jambres, or sometimes Johanai and Mamre, or Iannes and Mambres, or Janis and Jamberes, are names traditionally given to the magicians who contended with Moses and… …

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  • 96disturb — dis·turb vt 1: to destroy the tranquillity or composure of 2: to throw into disorder vi: to cause disturbance disturb the peace: to cause a disturbance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 97beat — I (defeat) verb be superior, be supreme, be victorious over, bring to terms, checkmate, claim a victory, conquer, crush, dash, discomfit, excel, get the best of, get the better of, have the advantage, hold the advantage, lay waste, obtain a… …

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  • 98discompose — I verb addle, afflict, aggravate, agitate, annoy, appall, astound, badger, bedazzle, bedevil, befuddle, bewilder, bring into disorder, browbeat, carp at, chafe, confound, confuse, convulse, cross, daze, dazzle, dement, demoralize, derange,… …

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  • 99disconcert — I verb abash, agitate, alarm, annoy, appall, astound, bedazzle, bedevil, cause discontent, chagrin, confound, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, discountenance, dismay, disquiet, disrupt, disturb, fluster, give cause for alarm,… …

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  • 100embarrass — I verb abash, annoy, baffle, bedevil, beset, bewilder, bother, burden, cause confusion, cause discomfort, cause to feel ill at ease, chagrin, confuse, conturbare, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb,… …

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