7
shocks(noun, verb, alarms, surprises)
7
surprises(noun, verb, alarms, surprises)
6
alarms(noun, verb, alarms)
6
scares(noun, verb, alarms)
5
astonishes(verb, surprises)
5
astounds(noun, verb, surprises)
4
dismays(verb, alarms)
4
frightens(verb, alarms)
3
amazes
2
jolts(noun, verb, surprises)
2
jumps
2
panics(noun, verb, alarms)
2
stuns(verb, surprises)
2
terrifies
1
alerts(verb, alarms)
1
alternates
1
appalls
1
appals
1
astonishments
1
beginnings
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