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cramped - Lacking space; uncomfortably small or tight, restricted in movement due to limited space.

We stayed in a cramped little cabin during our camping trip.

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queasy - Feeling nervous, uneasy, or anxious.

After the stock he bougtht kept going down, he felt queasy and thought perhaps he had made a bad decision.

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sweltering - Uncomfortably hot

In India during the summer, the sweltering heat literally melted the roads.

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lapse - A temporary pause, omission, or failure

Becky's occasional lapses in memory as she got older worried her that it might be a condition that might get worse

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squeamish - (of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood

Nico was so squeamish about receiving a flu shot that he broke out into a sweat.

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awash - Having an amount of something that is larger than necessary or wanted

Many students graduate college awash in debt, so that a significant portion of their income has to go to slowly paying it off.

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hiccup - An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm, resulting in a sudden, brief sound caused by a quick intake of air, often followed by a noticeable "hic" sound.

A girl in the class couldn't stop her hiccups, and the other kids in the class couldn't stop laughing.

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stupor - A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

Kramer was in such a drunken stupor that he ended up sleeping on a park bench.

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jarring - Causing a sudden, unpleasant, or shocking effect.

The loud and sudden fire alarm was jarring in the otherwise quiet neighborhood.

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stuffy - (of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation

The office was so stuffy that multiple fans had to be running at all times.

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skittish - (of an animal, especially of a horse) excitable or easily scared

Bill's horse was especially skittish around people it didn't know, so they had to be careful when Bill's friend Fred wanted to stroke the horse's mane.

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unsettling - Causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing.

She found it quite unsettling that often someone would ring the doorbell and then when she opened the door, there was nobody there.