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  • 61confusing — adj. 1. causing mental confusion and perplexity. Syn: perplexing, stupefying. [WordNet 1.5] 2. causing bafflement and confusion; as, he sent confusing signals to Iraq. Syn: bewildering, confused. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 62Entangle — En*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entangling}.] 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. [1913 Webster] 2. To …

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  • 63Entangled — Entangle En*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entangling}.] 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. [1913… …

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  • 64Entangling — Entangle En*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entangling}.] 1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair. [1913… …

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  • 65Giddier — Giddy Gid dy, a. [Compar. {Giddier}; superl. {Giddiest}.] [OE. gidi mad, silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, tremble.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power …

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  • 66Giddiest — Giddy Gid dy, a. [Compar. {Giddier}; superl. {Giddiest}.] [OE. gidi mad, silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, tremble.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power …

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  • 67Giddy — Gid dy, a. [Compar. {Giddier}; superl. {Giddiest}.] [OE. gidi mad, silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, tremble.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of… …

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  • 68Glare — Glare, n. 1. A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes; a confusing and bewildering light. [1913 Webster] The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A fierce, piercing look or stare. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 69Kafkaesque — prop. a. [fr. Franz Kafka, novelist; especially from his novels such as The Trial .] Frightening, threating, and bewildering in a vague and unexplicable way; of situations or regulations. Often used to describe illogical bureaucratic… …

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  • 70Labyrinth — Lab y*rinth, n. [L. labyrinthus, Gr. laby rinthos: cf. F. labyrinthe.] 1. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths. [1913 …

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