| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | afflict | to cause persistent distress |
| 2. | amaze | to fill with wonder |
| 3. | assail | to attack forcefully |
| 4. | assault | to attack violently |
| 5. | astonish | to surprise greatly |
| 6. | astound | to shock with amazement |
| 7. | attack | to act against forcefully |
| 8. | awe | to fill with reverence |
| 9. | baffle | to puzzle completely |
| 10. | beset | to trouble from all sides |
| 11. | besiege | to press on all sides |
| 12. | bewilder | to confuse utterly |
| 13. | blast | to hit with force |
| 14. | bombard | to attack repeatedly and heavily |
| 15. | buckle | to bend under pressure |
| 16. | burden | to load with responsibility |
| 17. | bury | to load with too much |
| 18. | cave in | to give way under pressure |
| 19. | choke | to block by excess |
| 20. | clog | to block by overfilling |
| 21. | clutter | to fill confusingly |
| 22. | confound | to confuse greatly |
| 23. | consume | to take over completely |
| 24. | crack | to give way mentally |
| 25. | cripple | to severely weaken |
| 26. | crowd | to fill beyond comfort |
| 27. | daunt | to lessen courage |
| 28. | daze | to stun mentally |
| 29. | deluge | to flood in great quantity |
| 30. | devastate | to ruin emotionally or physically |
| 31. | disconcert | to make embarrassed or uneasy |
| 32. | distress | to cause great anxiety |
| 33. | dominate | to control by superior power |
| 34. | drain | to use up energy |
| 35. | drown | to submerge beyond coping |
| 36. | dumbfound | to strike speechless |
| 37. | encumber | to weigh down |
| 38. | engulf | to surround and consume |
| 39. | exhaust | to drain completely |
| 40. | fell | to knock down |
| 41. | flabbergast | to astonish greatly |
| 42. | flood | to inundate with too much |
| 43. | floor | to leave speechless or helpless |
| 44. | fold | to collapse or give in |
| 45. | fray | to strain nerves |
| 46. | frazzle | to exhaust nerves completely |
| 47. | get to | to affect emotionally |
| 48. | hamstring | to cripple effectiveness |
| 49. | harry | to trouble repeatedly |
| 50. | heap on | to add excessively |
| 51. | hit hard | to affect severely |
| 52. | hound | to pursue relentlessly |
| 53. | immobilize | to render unable to act |
| 54. | inundate | to overwhelm with abundance |
| 55. | jam | to fill too tightly |
| 56. | load down | to burden with weight |
| 57. | muffle | to deaden or smother |
| 58. | mystify | to make hard to understand |
| 59. | nonplus | to perplex completely |
| 60. | oppress | to weigh down harshly |
| 61. | overawe | to impress into submission |
| 62. | overcome | to overpower or defeat |
| 63. | overload | to give too much |
| 64. | overpower | to defeat with superior force |
| 65. | overrun | to spread over uncontrollably |
| 66. | pack | to fill tightly |
| 67. | paralyze | to make unable to respond |
| 68. | perplex | to confuse and complicate |
| 69. | pile on | to add too much |
| 70. | plague | to trouble continually |
| 71. | pour on | to apply in excess |
| 72. | pressure | to press hard on |
| 73. | prostrate | to reduce to helplessness |
| 74. | quash | to suppress completely |
| 75. | quell | to put down forcefully |
| 76. | rain down | to fall heavily on |
| 77. | rattle | to upset or unnerve |
| 78. | saturate | to fill beyond capacity |
| 79. | shake | to disturb emotionally |
| 80. | smother | to cover too thickly |
| 81. | snow under | to give too much work |
| 82. | stagger | to shock or unsteady |
| 83. | steamroll | to crush through forcefully |
| 84. | strain | to push beyond ease |
| 85. | stun | to shock into confusion |
| 86. | subdue | to bring under control |
| 87. | submerge | to cover completely |
| 88. | swamp | to burden completely |
| 89. | take over | to gain full control |
| 90. | tax | to strain resources |
| 91. | traumatize | to cause lasting shock |
| 92. | trouble | to cause distress or worry |
| 93. | unnerve | to make uneasy or shaky |
| 94. | unsettle | to disturb mentally |
| 95. | upset | to disturb emotionally |
| 96. | wash over | to come over strongly |
| 97. | wear down | to weaken by pressure |
| 98. | wear out | to exhaust completely |
| 99. | weigh down | to burden heavily |
| 100. | wreck | to ruin completely |
