By the phrase "LITERALLY STUNNING VERBS" I mean, the verbs which carry a meaning of a person getting stunned for various reasons.
Here is a set of ten such literally stunning verbs. The following questions No. 681 to 690 have blanks. Fill in the blanks, with a verb which is appropriate for the sentence. Wherever quotations from Classic writers are given, pl. try to identify the word used by the original writer (this may not always be possile, yet pl. try).
If you feel that there is a need, you can compare your answers with Click.
LIST OF TEN SELECTED LITERALLY STUNNING VERBS1. astonish,
2. astound,
3. daze,
4. flabbergast,
5. paralyze,
6. petrify,
7. strike dumb,
8. stupefy,
9. benumb,
10. freeze.
IMPORTANT: Your usage and my usage may not agree. Hence please do not be dumbfound, when your answers and my answers do not tally. Just, pl. ponder over whether there is a general similarity in our selection of words or not.
681.
Some hazardous substances _______ the Central Nervous system of humans and induce intoxication and elation in them.
682.
Frogs, above the Arctic Circle, ________ us.
683.
If Obama is elected, how many will be ___________ and how many will be unmoved?
684.
The rate of interest of 1000% charged in the transaction would ___________ even the most avaricious loan shark.
685.
"James Reid, the Juggler Extraordinaire is back to perform more juggling tricks that will amaze and _______ you - juggling five balls aboard a rola-bola, five juggling clubs, and the fantastic combination of a real bowling ball, tennis racquet and baseball bat!..." [A PIMA County Public Library Calendar].
686.
Anybody seeing a ghost peeping through windows will ______ to death.
687.
The people who came in to donate were stunned and _____. They could not believe such an act of terrorism could happen in Oklahoma City. (www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov).
688.
People with constitutional timidity may be ________ when they see the ghastly destruction at the World Trade Center.
689.
The STAR WARS can _______ the bravest of battle-tested warriors who know only conventional air rides.
690.
Sudden onset of terror can ________ a city and benumb its nerve centers.
