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Other / Squeeze

squish - The act of crushing something that is soft

Looking up at the giant person's shoe above him, the bug knew he was about to get squished.

verb

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Bad / Mistake

botch - To carry out a task badly or carelessly

Eric botched the assignment that he was asked to do, so his supervisor had to reprimand him.

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Other / Sound

jabber - To talk rapidly and excitedly but with little sense

Irene jabbered so much that it sounded like she was talking to ten people at once.

verb

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Other / Move

Url

segue - To move without stopping from one activity, topic, song, etc., to another.

The audience loved the way the speaker would segue from one interesting topic to another without pausing.

noun

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Bad / Small

chink - A narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light

From inside the cave, a narrow chink appeared that allowed a view of the outside.

verb

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Other / Inward

preen - To devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one's appearance

Before every job interview, Fritz would preen himself in the mirror to make sure he looked presentable.

verb

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Bad / Hostile

shun - To persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution

When David tried to join in the conversation at the club, they ignored him, and he suspected that he was being shunned because he had a different religion than they did.

verb

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Bad / Mistake

fizzle - To finish in a way that is disappointing

At the start of his race for mayor it looked like Fred was going to win, but his many verbal mistakes caused his candidacy to just fizzle out.

verb

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Other / Move

Url

chuck - To throw (something) carelessly or casually

The outfielder chucked the ball wildly, hoping his teammates could tag the runner with it.

verb

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Bad / Attack

trounce - To defeat heavily in a contest

In the recent French election, eventual winner Macron trounced his opponent by a 2-1 margin.

verb

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Good / Strong

Url

tenacious - Not easily letting go or giving up.

Chuchill was tenacious in his resolve to defeat the Germans.

verb

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Bad / Aggressive

thwart - To prevent someone from accomplishing something

Jim suspected that Fred his office mate said negative things about him in order to thwart Jim from advancing in the company.

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