frustrates, irks, vexes, excites, perturbs, dismays, angers, mystifies, disappoints, frightens, fascinates, confuses, impresses, bewilders, flusters, faze, upstages, terrifies, unsettles, befuddles, flummoxes, elates, perplexes, riles, confounds, disturbs, stymies, inspires, poeticize, eludes, stirs, rankles, irritates, tantalizes, exasperates, complicates, dazzles, bothers, overshadows, astonishes, surmounts, deters, provokes, assuages, appals, earthshattering, dampens, mesmerizes, stuns, exhilarates, maddening, smacks, mean, engenders, amazes, naysay, dumbfounds, isn, infuriates, overwhelms, transfix, endears, disconcerting, overtakes, conquers, enrages, bamboozles, dooms, annoys, gratifies, typifies, rouses, makes, proves, eases, appalls, betrays, captivates, begets, enamour, startles, besets, forebodes, evokes, falters, solves, arouses, discomfiting, baffles, stupefies, repulses, amuses, pleases, distracts, seem, happen, beguiles, clutters, quells, trumps, hurts, hinders

dauntingly