astonishment
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Astonishment is the same engine that moves us upward, past the audacity of humanity.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2019
Astonishment at the storm's sheer, unexpected savagery is a recurrent theme.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2015
Astonishment begins in the eyes, with a pop of wonder, but The Rite of Spring went for the solar plexus, leaving much of the opening night audience not so much astonished as aghast.
From Slate • May 30, 2013
Astonishment, delight, and pure, unsullied, unbridled, unashamed, unabashed, unadorned emotion.
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2012
Astonishment made Lenina forget the deprivation of soma.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Vocabulary lists containing astonishment
The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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