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rigmarole - A lengthy and complicated procedure that is mostly a waste of time (sometimes pronounced rigamarole)

Gino just wanted to renew his driver's license, but the rigmarole at the DMV meant he would spend hours talking to lots of people, and he ended up leaving without his license.

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scramble - To mix together in a confused way

During the first week of school, the teacher has hopelessly scrambled our names and faces.

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mishmash - A confused mixture

The meal containing gummy bears and onion rings was an unappetizing mishmash that nobody would eat.

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garble - To distort a message so that it is unclear or confusing

When the astronauts landed on Mars, static garbled their voices so none of the billions of people on earth watching on TV could understand what they were saying.

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maze - A tangled or intricate arrangement of elements, ideas, or processes.

Her thoughts were trapped in a maze of worries and what-ifs.

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muddle - An untidy and disorganized state or collection

The complicated math equation looked like one giant muddle.

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scraggly - (of a person or animal) thin and bony

With his toothpick-sized arms, Terence was too scraggly to be on the wrestling team.

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circuitous - Longer than the most direct way; roundabout.

His answer was so circuitous that I forgot what the original question was.

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haphazard - acting without an organized plan

The scientist knew that in order to make sense of all the data from his research, a haphazard approach to analyzing the results would not work.

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diffuse - Scattered and widely spread out

After drinking all night, in the morning Bill felt too diffuse to concentrate on his work.

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adrift - Lacking direction or purpose; aimless.

She felt adrift in life after graduating with no clear plans.

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scatter - To disperse or spread things in different directions, often in an uncontrolled or random way.

She scattered the papers on her desk, and searched through them for the address she had written down and misplaced.