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chagrin(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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cheating
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chiseling
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cluttering(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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commencing
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commotion(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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concealed(adjective, obscure, difficult, dark, strange)
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confound
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confounded(adjective, complicated)
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confuse
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contracting
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conveying
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crabbed
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creepy(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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crossing
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crushing
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