7
fog(verb, upset, trouble, obscure, baffle)
7
vex(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
6
anagram(noun, doubt, uncertainty, secret, dilemma)
6
befog(verb, dull, obscure, shock, confuse)
6
confusion(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
6
elude(verb, confuse, avoid, escape, confound)
6
stupefy(verb, upset, obscure, shock, confuse)
5
agitate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
astonish(verb, upset, trouble, beat, destroy)
5
astound(verb, upset, bother, provoke, excite)
5
crux(noun, trouble, change, difficulty, challenge)
5
discomfit(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
disorder(noun, verb, dull, worry, distress)
5
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
5
fix(noun, verb, do, difficulty, resolve)
5
flabbergast(verb, shock, confuse, shake, baffle)
5
gravel
5
mystification(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
5
ponder(verb, perplex, wonder, bewilder, mystify)
5
predicament(noun, trouble, change, fix, worry)
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