I'm rereading Tolkien, and the old chap taught me a new word: flabbergasted.
From The Lord of the Rings, p. 30:
He stepped down and vanished. There was a blinding flash of light, and the guests all blinked. When they opened their eyes Bilbo was nowhere to be seen. One hundred and forty-four flabbergasted hobbits sat back speechless.
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