gouge -
Overcharge; swindle (related to other meaning: to take out flesh)
Someone who doesn't understand how cars work may be gouged by the mechanic when the bill comes.
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Dishonest
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tamper -
Interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations
For the last few decades, Tylenol bottles have included a safety seal in order to prevent any unauthorized tampering.
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Afraid
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quaver -
(of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion
Todd's voice quavered as he suddenly realized he was speaking to a thousand people in the audience.
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Confused
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baffle -
To totally bewilder, confuse, and mystify.
Martha was baffled about several things in her life, especially why she seemed to spend more money than she had, and why she couldn’t lose weight even though she carefully watched her diet.
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Unfriendly
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shoo -
Make (a person or animal) go away by waving one's arms at them, saying “shoo,” or otherwise acting in a discouraging manner
Ashok shooed away the media who kept taking pictures of him.
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Disorganized
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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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Aggressive
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instigate -
To cause an event or situation to happen by starting some actions
Fred was a bully in the school yard, and he always seemed to be instigating a fight or some other kind of trouble.
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Disorganized
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Fray -
To wear out or unravel the edges of fabric or material through constant rubbing or use.
The cuffs of his old jacket began to fray from years of wear.
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Attack
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banish -
To send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment.
The man who didn’t take his hat off when the king’s carriage rode by was banished from the capital for 5 years.
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Attack
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trammel -
Deprive of freedom of action
After the dictator took power, he passed a set of laws that completely trammeled the people's freedom by throwing them in jail if they tried to speak their mind.
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Small
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curtail -
To stop, reduce or limit something.
Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.
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Aggressive
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quell -
Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
The peasants' rebellion against the king was quelled as soon as his army massacred hundreds of them.
