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terrific(great, excellent, superb, marvelous)
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upsetting(hard, severe, offensive, astonishing)
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daunting
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dumbfounding
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flabbergasting
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frightful
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impulsive(extraordinary, wonderful, shocking, astonishing)
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unsettling(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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abrupt
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blindsiding
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disquieting(hard, severe, offensive, distressing)
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dumfounding
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fearful
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graphic(violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
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hasty
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horrifying(violent, amazing, shocking, striking)
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impetuous
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jaw-dropping
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precipitate
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quick
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