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  • 111stifle — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, asphyxiate, assuage, attemper, bake, bank the fire, bar, barricade, be in heat, black out, blaze, block, block up, blockade, bloom, blow out, blunt, boil, bolt, bottle up, broil, burke, burn,… …

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  • 112still — Synonyms and related words: Telephoto, Wirephoto, additionally, aerial photograph, aerosol, after all, again, albeit, all the same, allay, alleviate, along, already, although, appease, as well, as yet, asleep, asleep in Jesus, assuage, at a… …

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  • 113throttle — Synonyms and related words: abduct, arrest, asphyxiate, backpedal, backwater, bottle up, brake, burke, carry off, censor, check, choke, choke off, clamp down on, clip the wings, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, curb, damp down, decelerate,… …

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  • 114bewilder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. puzzle, confuse, perplex; daze. See doubt, wonder. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confound, upset, disconcert, puzzle; see confuse . See Synonym Study at confuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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  • 115dumbfound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confound, flabbergast, disconcert; astonish. See surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. amaze, astonish, puzzle, nonplus; see confuse , surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at confuse . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 116humble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lowly, unassuming, modest (see humility); poor, obscure, paltry, mean. v. t. abase, shame, humiliate. See modesty, obscurity, piety. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Meek] Syn. lowly, submissive, gentle,… …

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  • 117Humility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Humility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 humility humility humbleness Sgm: N 1 meekness meekness lowness Sgm: N 1 lowliness lowliness lowlihood Sgm: N 1 abasement abasement self abasement …

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  • 118dumfound — v. a.; (also dumfounder) (Colloq.) Confuse, confound, pose, nonplus, strike dumb, astound, amaze …

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  • 119petrify — v. a. 1. Change to stone, convert to stone. 2. Make callous, make obdurate. 3. Astonish, amaze, astound, dumfound, confound, stupefy, take by surprise, strike dumb, stun …

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  • 120astonish — verb the NYPD astonished many with the success of its aggressive crime fighting tactics Syn: amaze, astound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, strike dumb, boggle, stupefy, daze, shock, take aback, leave open mouthed, leave… …

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