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adj happening suddenly and unexpectedly

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adj astonishing

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adj overwhelming

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adj frightful

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adj incapable of being imagined
verb lie in wait; attack

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verb find out, discover

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verb confuse, amaze

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verb intercept, ambush

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verb amaze

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verb ambush

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verb ambush
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