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perplex - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" |
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vex,
stick,
get,
puzzle,
mystify,
baffle,
beat,
pose,
bewilder,
flummox,
stupefy,
nonplus,
gravel,
amaze,
dumbfound |
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bedevil,
befuddle,
confound,
confuse,
discombobulate,
fox,
fuddle,
throw make stupid with alcohol
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puzzle over try to solve
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figure out,
lick,
puzzle out,
solve,
work,
work out pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"
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mix up,
stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
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riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
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elude,
escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
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