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  • 51Confuse — Con*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confusing}.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one s… …

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  • 52Confused — Confuse Con*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confusing}.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one …

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  • 53Confusing — Confuse Con*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confusing}.] 1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one …

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  • 54embarrass — verb Etymology: French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em (from Latin in ) + baraça noose Date: 1672 transitive verb 1. a. to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties b. to involve in financial difficulties …

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  • 552007 USC Trojans football team — NCAATeamFootballSeason Year=2007 Team=USC Trojans Conference=Pac 10 Conference Division= ShortConference=Pac 10 Record=11–2 ConfRecord=7–2 BCSRank= CoachRank=2 APRank=3 HeadCoach=Pete Carroll OffCoach=Steve Sarkisian DefCoach=Nick Holt… …

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  • 56embarrass — 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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  • 57abash — 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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  • 58confuse — I (bewilder) verb abash, addle, astonish, baffle, befog, befuddle, bemuddle, confound, confundere, daze, discompose, disconcert, distract, embarrass, flurry, fluster, fog, jumble, mislead, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, permiscere,… …

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  • 59disturb — 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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  • 60agitate — I (activate) verb actuate, arouse, coax, electrify, energize, excite, exhort, ferment, foment, goad, impel, incite, induce, inflame, influence, inspire, inspirit, instigate, irritate, kindle, persuade, prompt, provoke, roil, rouse, spur,… …

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