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Nouns
(n)
baffle
,
baffle board
a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
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Verbs
(v)
perplex
,
vex
,
stick
,
get
,
puzzle
,
mystify
,
baffle
,
beat
,
pose
,
bewilder
,
flummox
,
stupefy
,
nonplus
,
gravel
,
amaze
,
dumbfound
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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(v)
thwart
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queer
,
spoil
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scotch
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foil
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cross
,
frustrate
,
baffle
,
bilk
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
“What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
,
“foil your opponent”
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(v)
baffle
,
regulate
restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
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