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curious(adjective, strange, odd, bizarre, outlandish)
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cynical
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daedal(adjective, difficult, complex, sophisticated, involved)
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dazing
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dazzling
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deep(adjective, hard, obscure, tricky, complicated)
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demoralization(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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depressing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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developing
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deviling
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difficulty(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
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disagreeable(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy)
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disarranging(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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disarray(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
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discomfit
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discomfiture(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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discommoding(hard, severe, offensive, awkward, uneasy)
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disconcert
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disorientation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
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disquieting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing, upsetting)
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