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Shocked

/ʃˈɑkt/
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(adj) Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

We were shocked at the news of his death.
Rosa Parks was arrested, and the black community of Montgomery was shocked and angry.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The audience was ____ when the magician apparently made a massive elephant disappear from the stage.

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