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vertigo - A feeling of being off-balance, dizzy, and spinning.

When grandma got off the merry-go-round, she had a bad case of vertigo and had to sit on a bench for a half hour.

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ambiguous - Something whose meaning is unclear, because it can be understood in several ways

Bill's parents often asked when he was moving out of the house and getting a job, but his answer was always ambiguous.

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overloaded - Overwhelmed with emotions or mental strain due to excess pressure.

She felt overloaded with assignments and barely had time to rest.

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dazed - Confused or unable to think clearly, often as a result of an injury or from shock

After her car accident, the dazed woman had to rest on the sidewalk.

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bumble - To act or speak in a confused manner.

Joe wasn't really ready for the test, but somehow by guessing here and there he bumbled his way into getting a passing mark.

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speechless - Unable to speak or express oneself, typically due to strong emotions such as surprise, shock, or awe.

The news of his promotion left him completely speechless, and internally joyous.

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mystified - Being very puzzled and confused

Edwin Hubble was mystified why the light analysis of certain stars showed a 'red shift', until he realized that they were entire galaxies moving away from us at tremendous speeds.

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groggy - Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow

Gina was so groggy from the flu that she couldn't get out of bed.

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discombobulated - To be confused, disoriented, and uncomfortable.

When he was learning to program, there was so much information to learn that at first he just felt discombobulated.

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dumfounded - Taken by surprise and suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.

When we found out that our boss had been fired because he had been caught stealing, we were all dumfounded.

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conundrum - A confusing and difficult problem, situation, or question, where there is no clear or easy solution.

Figuring out how to balance work and personal life is a common conundrum.

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incomprehensible - Impossible or extremely difficult to understand

Albert Camus' novel The Stranger is about a man's incomprehensible murder of a stranger seemingly for no reason.