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  • 21stupefy — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English stupifien, modification of Latin stupefacere, from stupēre to be astonished + facere to make, do more at do Date: 15th century 1. to make stupid, groggy, or insensible 2. astonish, astound… …

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  • 22stupendous — adjective Etymology: Latin stupendus, gerundive of stupēre Date: 1640 1. causing astonishment or wonder ; awesome, marvelous 2. of amazing size or greatness ; tremendous Synonyms: see monstrous • stupendously adverb …

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  • 23stupor — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from stupēre Date: 14th century 1. a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility < a drunken stupor > 2. a state of extreme apathy or torpor resulting often from stress or&#8230; …

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  • 24stupid — I. adjective Etymology: Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stupēre to be numb, be astonished more at type Date: 1541 1. a. slow of mind ; obtuse b. given to unintelligent decisions or acts ; acting in an unintelligent or careless&#8230; …

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  • 25type — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin typus, from Latin & Greek; Latin typus image, from Greek typos blow, impression, model, from typtein to strike, beat; akin to Sanskrit tupati he injures and probably to&#8230; …

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  • 26Stupidity — For other uses, see Stupidity (disambiguation). Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. It may be innate, assumed, or reactive being stupid with grief as a defence against trauma ,[1] a state marked with grief&#8230; …

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  • 27estúpido —     Al igual que ocurre con otros términos procedentes de la psiquiatría o de la psicología, tales como idiota,imbécil …

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  • 28estupor —     Cuando los antiguos romanos querían decir asombrarse, aturdirse, sorprenderse usaban, entre otros verbos, stupere, que poseía el sustantivo stupor, que pasó al español con el valor que tiene en el español actual la palabra estupor. Aquellos&#8230; …

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  • 29stupefy — stupefiedness /stooh peuh fuyd nis, fuy id , styooh /, n. stupefier, n. stupefyingly, adv. /stooh peuh fuy , styooh /, v.t., stupefied, stupefying. 1. to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor. 2 …

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  • 30stupendous — stupendously, adv. stupendousness, n. /stooh pen deuhs, styooh /, adj. 1. causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news. 2. amazingly large or great; immense: a stupendous mass of information. [1965 70; < L stupendus, ger. of stupere&#8230; …

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